overwhelm
verb (used with object)
to overcome completely in mind or feeling.
is overwhelming
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present progressiveof overwhelm (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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He presented data showing that nearly half of parents say their stress is overwhelming most days, versus a quarter for nonparents.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sunday mass there because the smell from the Lineage warehouse is overwhelming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The cumulative nature of it is overwhelming... it tries to completely erase my experience and my trauma," Ostrovsky said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The demand for men on the lines, he says, is overwhelming.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
