Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
verb
To overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To experience a very strong emotion; to be overcome with emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To be bustlingly full of something
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: overflow, overrun, well over, run over
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spill, run out
Narrower terms: geyser
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
