Associations to the word «Overflowing»

Wiktionary

OVERFLOWING, noun. Overflow
OVERFLOWING, verb. Present participle of overflow

Dictionary definition

OVERFLOWING, adjective. Covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats