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overflowing

/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. overflow

Plural overflowings

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Of the lady’s sensations they remained a little in doubt; but that the gentleman was overflowing with admiration was evident enough.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 293 · B2
“As for me, my heart is overflowing with happiness.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 603 · C1
The walls of the Scriptorium were lined with countless wooden pigeonholes, each overflowing with the handwritten contributions of amateur linguists.
A Dictionary Built by the People, p. 1 · C1

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