overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
are overflowing
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present progressiveof overflow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Customers are overflowing the gym’s official group chats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She says the roads are "overflowing" and "the traffic is a nightmare".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Able to create beautiful, lived-in realities and fantastical unrealities that are overflowing with detail.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
“We don’t need anything else going in landfills that are overflowing already. The greenhouse gases are such a big problem,” said Rose, a thirty-something who lives in the San Fernando Valley community of North Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Aunt Nina and Uncle Clyde are next, and both of them are overflowing with tears and gratitude.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
