What does overflowing mean?
Overflowing means overflow.
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/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊɪŋ/ · noun
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
Use overflowing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overflowing means overflow.
Common synonyms include inundated, high, full, awash.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[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.
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