- present participle of overflow.
overflowing
Example Sentences
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Customers are overflowing the gym’s official group chats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hold back a little of the white if necessary to prevent it from overflowing.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Andy Burnham will Monday become Britain's sixth prime minister to move into Downing Street since 2016, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges and little time to make his mark.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
The reek rose from rotting corpses lying in shallow graves, from overflowing latrines, and from the stale sweat of men who had not enjoyed the luxury of a bath for weeks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
