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Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing then reach out and give it away.
Kent Nerburn

Meaning of "overflowing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERFLOWING

overflowing  [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERFLOWING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overflowing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERFLOWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overflowing in the English dictionary

The definition of overflowing in the dictionary is very full; almost filled over capacityto be overflowing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERFLOWING


billowing
ˈbɪləʊɪŋ
fast-flowing
ˌfɑːstˈfləʊɪŋ
flowing
ˈfləʊɪŋ
following
ˈfɒləʊɪŋ
glowing
ˈɡləʊɪŋ
going
ˈɡəʊɪŋ
growing
ˈɡrəʊɪŋ
inflowing
ˈɪnˌfləʊɪŋ
knowing
ˈnəʊɪŋ
lowing
ˈləʊɪŋ
mellowing
ˈmeləʊɪŋ
nonyellowing
nɒnˈjɛləʊɪŋ
ongoing
ˈɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ
outgoing
ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ
reflowing
riːˈfləʊɪŋ
sewing
ˈsəʊɪŋ
showing
ˈʃəʊɪŋ
swift-flowing
ˈswɪftˌfləʊɪŋ
throwing
ˈθrəʊɪŋ
whistle-blowing
wɪsəlˌbləʊɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERFLOWING

overfinished
overfish
overfishing
overfit
overflew
overflight
overflood
overflourish
overflow
overflow pipe
overflowingly
overflown
overflush
overfly
overfocus
overfocussed
overfold
overfond
overfondly
overfondness

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERFLOWING

borrowing
bowing
crowing
cult following
drawing
fast-growing
glass-blowing
harrowing
ingrowing
mind-blowing
mowing
narrowing
owing
public sector borrowing
rice growing
rice-growing
rowing
sowing
there is no knowing
unknowing
vine-growing

Synonyms and antonyms of overflowing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERFLOWING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overflowing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overflowing

Translation of «overflowing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERFLOWING

Find out the translation of overflowing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overflowing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overflowing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

满溢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desbordante
570 millions of speakers

English

overflowing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Переполненная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transbordante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্ছ্বাসিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débordement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melimpah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überlaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あふれる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넘쳐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overflowing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tràn ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிரம்பி வழிகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओतप्रोत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

straripante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przelewanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переповнена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

debordant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεχειλίζει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorstromende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överfyllda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fylte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overflowing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFLOWING»

The term «overflowing» is very widely used and occupies the 17.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERFLOWING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overflowing

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10 QUOTES WITH «OVERFLOWING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overflowing.
1
Saint Ambrose
Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be rather confined, and held back within their own banks. An overflowing river quickly gathers mud.
2
Jim Brown
Everybody does good things, but I'm talking about making major changes in the educational system that would impact an entire race. I'm talking about stopping these young gang members from killing one another. I'm talking about keeping prisons from overflowing.
3
Eileen Caddy
Life is full and overflowing with the new. But it is necessary to empty out the old to make room for the new to enter.
4
Italo Calvino
I write... sonnets... and writing sonnets is boring. You have to find rhymes; you have to write hendecasyllables; so after a while, I get bored and my drawer is overflowing with unfinished short poems.
5
Wynonna Judd
You have to fill your cup. You then give away the overflowing, but you keep a cupful for yourself.
6
Kent Nerburn
Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing then reach out and give it away.
7
Clive Owen
I guess I'm not that metrosexual. My bathroom cabinet is hardly overflowing with products. I only really have my stuff for shaving. I can't honestly say I moisturise, though I probably should.
8
Boyle Roche
The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.
9
Robert Schumann
My symphonies would have reached Opus 100 if I had but written them down... Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I find it simply impossible to write down anything.
10
Joseph Smith, Jr.
It is my meditation all the day, and more than my meat and drink, to know how I shall make the Saints of God comprehend the visions that roll like an overflowing surge before my mind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERFLOWING»

Discover the use of overflowing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overflowing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Overflowing Brain : Information Overload and the Limits ...
The book ends with a discussion of the future of brain development and how we can best handle information overload in our everyday lives.
Torkel Klingberg, 2008
2
Life Overflowing: The Spiritual Walk of the Believer
Learn to rely on Scripture and the Holy Spirit to discover how God will take us beyond what we could achieve on our own. Six Pillars From Ephesians Book 4.
T. D. Jakes, 2003
3
Life Overflowing, 6-in-1: 6 Pillars for Abundant Living
T.D. Jakes takes readers through the book of Ephesians chapter by chapter, teaching what it means for the Christian to have a life overflowing and how to "walk worthy of the calling [they] have received.
T. D. Jakes, 2008
4
His Overflowing Presence: 31 Days of Inspirational Blessings
This book is 31 days of inspiring, poetic prayers, songs, and words of encouragement to God and from God's heart to yours.
Cindy Barton, 2010
5
Overflowing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.ndash;Somerset MaughamAll excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men.
‎2008
6
The Bathtub Is Overflowing But I Feel Drained
Lysa TerKuerst, mother of five and President of the Proverbs 31 Ministries, knows about the bouts of "mommy stress" that come with parenting and managing a home and a life.
Lysa TerKeurst, 2006
7
Life Overflowing (Six Pillars From Ephesians Book #4): The ...
In this fourth study in Ephesians, T.D. Jakes challenges you to answer the following: When God calls you to do something that seems humanly impossible.
T. D. Jakes, 2003
8
The Overflowing of Friendship: Love between Men and the ...
Offering a thoughtful window onto the world of early American men, it demonstrates that sympathy and affection were important qualities for the founding fathers."— New England Quarterly "Godbeer has staked out bold ground with this book.
Richard Godbeer, 2009
9
A Little Pot of Oil: A Life Overflowing
In this engaging book, Jill Briscoe guides you to a source of ample sustenance. Even as you empty yourself, the Holy Spirit will fill you. And in giving yourself away, you will find life. From the Hardcover edition.
Jill Briscoe, 2009
10
Overflowing Earth
This book explains why all the prophets of doom have repeatedly been wrong and shows that, except for war, mankind's lot on the earth has dramatically improved, especially in the last two centuries.
James G. Landis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERFLOWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overflowing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Numerous flies, overflowing drains, brownish slimy substance …
But some restaurants in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and Perry counties had violations during inspections conducted from June ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Galaxy Graveyard May Be Overflowing with Dark Matter
A vast cluster of dead galaxies roughly 300 million light-years from Earth may hold as much as 100 times more dark matter than visible matter, ... «Space.com, Jul 15»
3
Huge footfalls expected to watch overflowing Selaulim dam spectacle
Margao/Panaji: While the Selaulim dam overflowed due to continuous rains, the levels in the other dams also rose but not to overflowing levels. «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
PAWS overflowing with lost and discarded pets
FORT WALTON BEACH - The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is once again facing major summer crowding at its shelter. Right now ... «The Northwest Florida Daily News, Jul 15»
5
No connecting bridge: Overflowing canal poses threat to villagers
Since it is raining cats and dogs in the region the canal is overflowing and there is a danger of people drowning in the canal. There is a need to ... «SeeandSay, Jul 15»
6
Animal Care centers 'overflowing' with cats in need of new homes
Shelters across Manhattan and Brooklyn are overflowing with approximately 10,000 cats – a thousand more than this time last summer. «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
7
Overflowing river blocks Beni-Jomsom road
MYAGDI, JUL 22 - Vehicular movement along the Beni-Jomsom road section has been obstructed after a surge in the water level in the Rupse rivulet at Dana ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
8
Overflowing bins add to garbage mess
Overflowing bins emit an unbearable stink in the area and also attract stray dogs and pigs, which pose a threat to people, particularly children. «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Overflowing garbage cause for concern
With the municipal sanitation staff on strike for the 15th day, garbage bins are overflowing and stinking giving tough time to the residents in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Shelter overflowing with cats, kittens; prompts sale
The cat, Fanny, was from the Natchez-Adams County Humane Society. Fanny and a number of other cats were being shown to shoppers in an ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»

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