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Overflowing vs Overwhelming - What's the difference?

overflowing | overwhelming |

As verbs the difference between overflowing and overwhelming

is that overflowing is present participle of lang=en while overwhelming is present participle of to overwhelm.

As a noun overflowing

is overflow.

As an adjective overwhelming is

overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

overflowing

English

Noun

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

    Verb

    (head)

    • overwhelming

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Present participle of to overwhelm .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
  • *
    • The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
  • Very great or intense.
  • Extreme.

    • Antonyms

    * underwhelming