Overflowing (Adjective)
Meaning
Covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The kitchen floor was overflowing with water from the burst pipe.
- The monsoon left the streets overflowing with rainwater, making it difficult to navigate.
- The overflowing bathtub was a sign that the drain was clogged again.
- The nearby town was overflowing with floodwater from the nearby river after the levee broke.
- The garden was overflowing with irrigated water, swamping the newly planted flowers.