to overflowing: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalneutralliteral
    • Filled beyond capacity; containing more than can be comfortably or safely held.
    • So full that contents are spilling or press against the container or space's limits.

    Examples

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    • Her suitcase was packed to overflowing, making it difficult to close the zipper.

      Her suitcase was packed so full that it was difficult to close the zipper.

    • The cup was filled to overflowing, spilling coffee onto the table.

      The cup was filled so much that coffee spilled onto the table.

    • During the festival, the streets were to overflowing with excited visitors from all over the country.

      During the festival, the streets were filled beyond capacity with excited visitors from all over the country.

    • The inbox was to overflowing after the announcement, with hundreds of emails arriving within minutes.

      The inbox was filled beyond capacity after the announcement, with hundreds of emails arriving within minutes.

  • 2.

    Globalneutralfigurative
    • Abundant to an extreme degree; present in great quantity.
    • Emotionally overflowing: experiencing an emotion so strong that it seems excessive or uncontrollable.

    Examples

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    • The garden was to overflowing with blooming flowers, creating a breathtaking sight.

      The garden was abundant to an extreme degree with blooming flowers, creating a breathtaking sight.

    • Her heart was to overflowing with joy when she finally reunited with her childhood friends.

      Her heart was extremely full of joy when she finally reunited with her childhood friends.

    • The pantry was to overflowing with food donations after the community drive.

      The pantry was abundant to an extreme degree with food donations after the community drive.

Examples:

  • EN: He is desperate. And his frustration mounts to overflowing before giving way to his final and audacious mistake.
    ES: "Está desesperado, y su frustración llega a rebosar antes de dar paso a su audaz error final."
  • EN: She is desperate. And her frustration mounts to overflowing before giving way to her final and audacious mistake.
    ES: "Está desesperada, y su frustración llega a rebosar antes de dar paso a su audaz error final."
  • EN: The track is crowded to overflowing with people
    ES: El hipódromo está a rebosar de gente.
  • EN: Spectacular landscapes lie next to overflowing multitudes of humanity.
    ES: Paisajes espectaculares junto a desbordantes multitudes de humanidad.
  • EN: Workhouses like this one at Portumna in Galway were filled to overflowing.
    ES: Los refugios como éste de Portuma en Galway estaban llenos a reventar.
  • EN: - Yes, but for most of those 10 years, Burgund's treasury hasn't been filled to overflowing with Fafnir's hoard.
    ES: - Sí, pero nunca en esos 10 años... la tesorería de Burgund estuvo llena a desbordar con el tesoro de Fafnir.
  • EN: The hospital is filled to overflowing.
    ES: ¡Me esperan en el hospital!
  • EN: He now have enough prisoners to fill ship's brig to overflowing.
    ES: Ya tiene suficientes prisioneros para llenar el calabozo de su barco.
  • EN: The hospital is filled to overflowing.
    ES: ¡Me esperan en el hospital!
  • EN: He now have enough prisoners to fill ship's brig to overflowing.
    ES: Ya tiene suficientes prisioneros para llenar el calabozo de su barco.
  • EN: It would be best to get him to a hospital, but they're all full to overflowing.
    ES: Sería mejor llevarlo a un hospital, pero todos están llenos.
  • EN: So you saw the house full to overflowing.
    ES: Así que la sala estaba llena a rebosar.
  • EN: An underwater larder filled to overflowing, and all Captain Nemo for the taking.
    ES: Una rebosante despensa submarina a disposicion del capitan Nemo.
  • EN: You think we find gold candlesticks, poor box filled to overflowing?
    ES: ¿ Crees que había candelabros de oro y un cepillo a rebosar?
  • EN: My pockets stuffed to overflowing with imitation jewelry.
    ES: Mis bolsillos llenos hasta rebosar de bisutería.
  • EN: We must feed the body, even though the heart is full to overflowing.
    ES: Debemos alimentar el cuerpo aunque el corazón esté lleno a rebosar.
  • EN: The watchtowers are filled to overflowing and there are dog patrols inside the fence every 1 0 minutes now.
    ES: Las torres están llenas de centinelas y en el interior rondan patrullas con perros cada 10 minutos.

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