"overflowing" in the verb sense
1. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
2. bubble over, overflow, spill over
overflow with a certain feeling
"The children bubbled over with joy"
"My boss was bubbling over with anger"
"overflowing" in the adjective sense
1. afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing
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"
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