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overrunning


Meanings
  • meaning 1: excess or more than the normal or required amount in a particular context.

    - "The car's engine was overrunning due to the driver's heavy foot."
    - "The water from the lake was overrunning the dam, causing flooding."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with overrunning
running , jumping , stumbling , bumbling , tumbling
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. Overrunning () : Excessive flow or movement over something or someone, typically causing damage or harm.

  2. Overrun () : To flow or move excessively over something or someone, typically causing damage or harm.

  3. Overrun (English) : To outrun or surpass someone or something in a particular context.

  4. Overrunning (Spanish) : Sobrecorriendo: Exceso de movimiento o corriente sobre algo o alguien, a menudo causando daƱo o perjuicio.


Variants
List of all variants of overrunning that leads to same result
overran , overrun , overrunning , overruns
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'overrunning' is derived from the past participle of the verb 'to overrun,' which means 'to flow or move excessively over something or someone,' typically causing damage or harm.


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