Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flowing over; overflow; superabundance; surplus.
- More than full; abundant; copious; exuberant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
overflow - verb Present participle of
overflow .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered with water
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Examples
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By whom, I did not know - at least until a phone call overflowing with laughter and a familiar voice a couple of minutes later made clear it had been the doing of a group of friends.
Joshua Stanton: Pranking Jewish Friends on Easter: Not So Funny 2010
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By whom, I did not know - at least until a phone call overflowing with laughter and a familiar voice a couple of minutes later made clear it had been the doing of a group of friends.
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By whom, I did not know - at least until a phone call overflowing with laughter and a familiar voice a couple of minutes later made clear it had been the doing of a group of friends.
Joshua Stanton: Pranking Jewish Friends on Easter: Not So Funny Joshua Stanton 2010
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We had garbage overflowing from the trash bin in our room and there was no one to remove trays as it was a weekend and there was not much help.
Born at Home 2006
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I am guessing that tourism overflowing from the Cancun area has helped but it is also the main commercial hub in the Yucatan peninsula and the capitol of the state of Yucatan.
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I am guessing that tourism overflowing from the Cancun area has helped but it is also the main commercial hub in the Yucatan peninsula and the capitol of the state of Yucatan.
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I am guessing that tourism overflowing from the Cancun area has helped but it is also the main commercial hub in the Yucatan peninsula and the capitol of the state of Yucatan.
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They are built that high because the runoff comes down the street in overflowing rapids stirred up by the cobblestone roadways.
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They are built that high because the runoff comes down the street in overflowing rapids stirred up by the cobblestone roadways.
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I am guessing that tourism overflowing from the Cancun area has helped but it is also the main commercial hub in the Yucatan peninsula and the capitol of the state of Yucatan.
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