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overwhelming

//ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for overwhelming

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more overwhelming
Superlative
most overwhelming

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
overwhelmings

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.present participle and gerund of overwhelm

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

    • The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
    • “What makes a eugenicist is this overwhelming faith that everything in human nature is determined by your genes,” he says.
    • God is an overwhelming responsibility.

  2. 2.Very great or intense.

  3. 3.Extreme.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A situation of being overwhelmed.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3882

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing.

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