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One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
Lawrence Welk

Meaning of "overpowering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPOWERING

overpowering  [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPOWERING

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

WHAT DOES OVERPOWERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overpowering in the English dictionary

The definition of overpowering in the dictionary is so strong or intense as to be unbearable. Other definition of overpowering is so powerful as to crush or conquer.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERPOWERING


alluring
əˈljʊərɪŋ
curing
ˈkjʊərɪŋ
devouring
dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
empowering
ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ
enduring
ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ
flowering
ˈflaʊərɪŋ
glowering
ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ
louring
ˈlaʊərɪŋ
lowering
ˈlaʊərɪŋ
mooring
ˈmʊərɪŋ
nonflowering
ˌnɒnˈflaʊərɪŋ
procuring
prəˈkjʊərɪŋ
reassuring
ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ
reflowering
riːˈflaʊərɪŋ
scouring
ˈskaʊərɪŋ
touring
ˈtʊərɪŋ
towering
ˈtaʊərɪŋ
Turing
ˈtjʊərɪŋ
unrecuring
ˌʌnrɪˈkjʊərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERPOWERING

overplotting
overplus
overply
overpoise
overpopulate
overpopulated
overpopulation
overpost
overpotent
overpower
overpoweringly
overpraise
overprecise
overpreparation
overprepare
overprescribe
overpress
overpressure
overprice
overpriced

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERPOWERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
engineering
fingering
gathering
hovering
lettering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of overpowering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERPOWERING»

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

Translation of «overpowering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERPOWERING

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

Translator English - Chinese

抵挡不住的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrumador
570 millions of speakers

English

overpowering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोरदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تغلبوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пересиливает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sufocante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাত্রাধিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irrépressible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu kuat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überwältigend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧倒的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강렬한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overpowering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chế ngự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேட்டையாடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baskın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incontrollabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przytłaczający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пересилює
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copleșitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατανίκητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorweldigend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dominera över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overveldende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overpowering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPOWERING»

The term «overpowering» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPOWERING» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «OVERPOWERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overpowering.
1
Enzo Ferrari
I have yet to meet anyone quite so stubborn as myself and animated by this overpowering passion that leaves me no time for thought or anything else. I have, in fact, no interest in life outside racing cars.
2
Paulo Freire
At a certain point in their existential experience, the oppressed feel an irresistible attraction toward the oppressor and his way of life. Sharing this way of life becomes an overpowering aspiration.
3
Naveen Jain
Sometimes a faint voice based on instinct resonates far more strongly than overpowering logic.
4
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the gift which God offers you tomorrow.
5
Greta Scacchi
I had the conviction that lovemaking fools you. The overpowering emotions it induces make you think you're sharing the same feelings as the other person and that they're imagining the same as you.
6
Delmore Schwartz
What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?
7
Will Self
Is there anything more useless than a crouton? I sometimes wake up in the small hours with a start and realise that what's roused me is an overpowering urge to visit violence on its originator.
8
Eliot Spitzer
Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.
9
Emma Watson
I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love - and it being more important and special than anything and everything else.
10
Lawrence Welk
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPOWERING»

Discover the use of overpowering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overpowering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Walter Benjamin: Overpowering Conformism
'Provides important contributions to understanding one of the past century’s most original thinkers.’ --Douglas Kellner, UCLA
Esther Leslie, 2000
2
Overwhelming, Overpowering, Triumphant Victory!
This book is a must have, piece of work written under the anointing of God.
Carmilla Bourn-Heard, 2008
3
Overpowering Fear: Defeating the #1 Challenge in Sales and Life
Luckman opens up about his own struggles in corporate America and small business and tells the truth about getting past a lifetime of blame, shame, and mistakes to emerge as a powerful, positive, and successful role-model.
Michael Luckman, 2011
4
Anthill: Overpowering the Opportunist
They wanted to be married and so got married.
Jayla Paul, 2013
5
The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition)
His hon. and learned Friend pointed to the fact that by the Amendment it must be a stupefying or overpowering drug. He thought the words "stupefying or overpowering" restricted the operation of the clause, and that the word " drug" alone ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1885
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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
His hon. and learned Friend pointed to the fact that by the Amendment it must be a stupefying or overpowering drug. He thought the words "stupefying or overpowering" restricted the operation of the clause, and that the word " drug" alone ...
WILLIAM IV, 1885
7
The Science, Politics, and Ontology of Life-Philosophy
Geiman misses what Heidegger sees as the essence of the tragedy, which is that Antigone takes upon herself the overpowering, knowing that this undertaking will fail. This notion of taking upon oneself the overpowering involves knowing, and ...
Scott Campbell, Paul W. Bruno, 2013
8
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
His hon. and learned Friend pointed to the fact that by the Amendment it must be a stupefying or overpowering drug. Ho thought the words "stupefying or overpowering" restricted the operation of the clause, and that the word " drug" alone ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1885
9
This Day We Fight!: Breaking the Bondage of a Passive Spirit
Here is what he wrote: “I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them” (Daniel 7:21). This is the nature of the battle. There are times we feel war storming against our souls, overpowering us. But the  ...
Francis Frangipane, 2005
10
Overpowering Witchcraft:
This uncommon book offers, in one breath, deliverance prayers, secrets of power over witchcraft, help for those who are going through witchcraft attacks and principles of staying free from attacks from the quarters of witchcraft ...
Dr. D. K. OLUKOYA, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPOWERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overpowering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Will: Clinton's dodginess is overpowering
Hillary Clinton's reticence is drowning out her message, which is she is the cure for the many ailments that afflict the United States during a ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
2
Fermanagh on their way to Croker after overpowering Westmeath
A muscular second half performance saw Fermanagh over-power Westmeath and book their place in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Kerry. «Fermanagh Herald, Jul 15»
3
Simpson's has survived printer industry roller-coaster for 50 years
The modern aroma of inks and other chemicals isn't nearly as overpowering as it once was, with petroleum-based inks and alcohol-based ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
4
Gene Collier: Baseball in the 21st century is filled with advertisements
The stimuli urging the baseball mind to wander have become overpowering. When everything is sponsored, nothing is baseball, and we are so, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Mindy on a very hot summer day at Hammond Towers
We all should have known better and when I was wandering through the garden, enjoying that overpowering scent from the grass and flowers, ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Washington Nationals trade target: Brad Ziegler/Other Diamondbacks
Brad Ziegler may not have an overpowering fastball, but his sidearm motion and heavy sinker make him deceptively effective. - Mark J. «Federal Baseball, Jul 15»
7
'Hundred Days' asks the question, 'what would you do?'
How do you fill a small theater like the Know with the overpowering volumes that some of their songs demand without completely covering up ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
8
In Syria, Chlorine Attacks Continue To Take A Toll
Villagers reported waking up before dawn to the buzz of helicopters and an overpowering smell of bleach. A video recorded at a local clinic ... «Capital Public Radio News, Jul 15»
9
Preseason position breakdown: The fullbacks
In 2013, Prosch was the overpowering fullback who opened holes for the running game that carried tailback Tre Mason to a record-breaking ... «247Sports, Jul 15»
10
Why the sommelier watches how you attack the bread basket
The wine's acidity cut through the dumplings without overpowering or clashing with the cheese, while its savory herbal quality played nice with ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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