I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by -inge, -ing, n. suffix, -ing) of overflowende, from Old English oferflōwende, from present participle of oferflōwan to overflow
1.
a. : flowing over the brim : filled too full
raised to his lips the overflowing cup
b. : superabundant
an … expanding outlet for the overflowing rural population — V.G.Childe
2. : ebullient , exuberant
breathed with overflowing life — E.K.Brown
the same overflowing vitality — Louis Bromfield
• over·flow·ing·ly adverb
• over·flow·ing·ness noun
II. noun
Etymology: from gerund of overflow (I)
1. : a condition where overflow takes place
full to overflowing
2.
a. : something that flows over : excess , superfluity
b. : overflowing or exuberant feeling or thought : ebullition — usually used in plural
the overflowings of his full mind — T.B.Macaulay