What does overflowing mean?

Definition

So full that the contents spill over the edge.

Example sentences

• After the street market the fruit bowl is overflowing with mangoes and there's nowhere to put the rest.🔊

  After the street market the fruit bowl is overflowing with mangoes and there's nowhere to put the rest.

• The bin is overflowing again and everyone just keeps balancing things on top.🔊

  The bin is overflowing again and everyone just keeps balancing things on top.

• The fruit bowl is overflowing with mangoes — the neighbour's tree went mad this year.🔊

  The fruit bowl is overflowing with mangoes — the neighbour's tree went mad this year.

overflowing in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese