What is the meaning of overflowing?

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verb

Flow or run over (a limit or brim.
- synonyms: overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over
Overflow with a certain feeling.
- usage: "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
- synonyms: bubble over, overflow, spill over

adjective

Covered with water.
- usage: "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
- synonyms: afloat, awash, flooded, inundated

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