overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
is overflowing
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present progressiveof overflow (3rd person singular).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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Now, Dazhai is overflowing with shops selling items that support Mao's personality cult -- posters, playing cards, and crockery emblazoned with his image, and the "Little Red Book" of his quotations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, the government's domestic in-tray is overflowing, and some decisions are already overdue.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
We are only one week into 2026, and already the execrable nature of 2025 is overflowing into the new year.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
More broadly, a life given to different types of work—including the work of raising a family—can be one in which the cup is overflowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
The market is overflowing with a dizzying array of goods—rows of glittery bangles in every color imaginable, bolts of silky fabric, and mounds of beaded slippers, hair accessories, and evening bags.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
