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Overflowing vs Abounding - What's the difference?

overflowing | abounding | Related terms |

Abounding is a synonym of overflowing.



As verbs the difference between overflowing and abounding

is that overflowing is present participle of lang=en while abounding is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun overflowing

is overflow.

As an adjective abounding is

ample, plenty, abundant.

overflowing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • overflow
  • * 1829 , Josiah Conder, The Modern Traveler (page 205)
    • the great overflowings and recedings of the waters

    Verb

    (head)

    • abounding

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ample, plenty, abundant.
    • abounding soil
    an abounding stream

    Derived terms

    * aboundingly

    Verb

    (head)