overflowing
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊɪŋ/ / /ˌovɚ-/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English overflow English -ing English overflowing From overflow + -ing.
- overflow
“[T]hough he had, as it were, from the overflowings of his heart, given Sophia as a toast among the officers, where he thought it was impossible she should be known; yet, even there, the reader may remember how difficultly he was prevailed upon to mention her surname.”
“the great overflowings and recedings of the waters”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English overflow English -ing English overflowing From overflow + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of overflow