"overflowing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-overflowing.ogg Forms: overflowings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} overflowing (plural overflowings)
  1. overflow Derived forms: to overflowing, full to overflowing
    Sense id: en-overflowing-en-noun-lPo-VTjV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Audio: en-us-overflowing.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overflowing
  1. present participle and gerund of overflow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: overflow
    Sense id: en-overflowing-en-verb-xjj24~hX

Inflected forms

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          "text": "the great overflowings and recedings of the waters",
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