Definition of overwhelming in English:

overwhelming

adjective əʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ

1Very great in amount.
his party won overwhelming support
Example sentencesExamples
- In the past few weeks there has been an overwhelming amount of information and, in turn, misinformation clouding the headlines.
- If not properly maintained, water may develop excess nutrients, creating an overwhelming amount of algae, sludge, foul odors and a poor impression.
- The support and security systems of the welfare state included the overwhelming majority of the citizens.
- There is overwhelming evidence supporting the Bubble thesis.
- The overwhelming majority of voters supported their calls for reform and the end of scandalous political behavior.
- There's enormous and overwhelming support for her at this time.
- Second, the government must unite behind this policy, which is supported by the overwhelming majority of the nation.
- She also wants to use the opportunity to pay tribute to the people in Swindon who have shown her family an overwhelming amount of support since his death.
- They must overcome this conditioning in the face of the overwhelming evidence now supporting their use, write two American cardiologists.
- Polls indicate an overwhelming majority of Americans support it.
- He is getting an overwhelming amount of money by way of the pension; furthermore, this pension is tax free for this financial year.
- A superintendent told the court that no body or weapon had been found, but that there was an overwhelming amount of circumstantial evidence.
- That makes for an overwhelming amount of sleep deprivation!
- I have an overwhelming amount of useless trivia stored in my head… Which explains how I can remember so many movies quotes and such.
- Due to the overwhelming amount of strategic and tactical ideas in chess, students of the game buy dozens of chess books but still find it impossible to isolate the key points.
- But in reality there's an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves otherwise.
- The overwhelming majority of people in Ireland fully support this process.
- Due to the overwhelming amount of attention her parents, and countless others, still paid her, she didn't really value this highly.
- One recent poll suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports the ban, but congressional leaders say they have no plan to bring it up for renewal.
- It commands an overwhelming majority of support in the media, the arts, the universities and the public service.
Synonyms
very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous, prodigious, fantastic, staggering, shattering, devastating, sweeping
informal mind-boggling, mind-blowing
very strong, forceful, profound, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, unbearable, overpowering, oppressive, unutterable, compelling, irrefutable
1. 1.1 (especially of an emotion) very strong.
  she felt an overwhelming desire to giggle
  Example sentencesExamples
  Maybe the water could help wash away the overwhelming emotions she was feeling and help her think clearly.
  Rumi practiced sama by dancing spontaneously, whirling and spinning to express his overwhelming love for God and his intense desire to merge with God.
  He doodled mindlessly, trying to get a grasp on the overwhelming emotions he was feeling.
  Along with their overwhelming fear comes a very strong and rigid denial system that is hard to break down.
  I stood motionless and my tears started flow, because I felt no fear at all, just an overwhelming feeling of disbelief, and then admiration and love.
  But that fear was drowned out by the overwhelming emotions that filled her: awe and wonder, expectation and joy.
  They reveal that grief, fear and shock were often the overwhelming emotions.
  Even though I've been looking after the house, our daughter and a few chores, the last week gripped me with an overwhelming feeling of uselessness.
  Brigg's voice began to crack with emotions, mixed feelings of lingering sorrow and overwhelming anger and confusion.
  An overwhelming sadness began to grip her heart.
  The emotion he felt as he watched the game was of overwhelming relief.
  The strings arrangement gives me a feeling of overwhelming grief, tempered with dignity.
  An unpleasant emotional and physical state of overwhelming apprehension and fear. anxiety disorders.
  My overwhelming emotion was nostalgia, oddly enough; nostalgia for the peculiar cultural nexus that this movie represented.
  But his overwhelming emotion was relief rather than disappointment.
  His hidden eyes bored into the young man's head and that overwhelming terror gripped him again.
  Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear, or the inability to feel emotion are common in such people.
  Maggie, who had been feeling an emotion of overwhelming wonder, now felt panic rise in her throat because of the man was coming into the building.
  These are the things I remember, the times of overwhelming emotion.
  Sit in breathless anticipation, gripped by its overwhelming excitement.

Derivatives

overwhelmingness

noun

Comments on the sheer fatigue and overwhelmingness of it all from Judith.
Example sentencesExamples
- The overwhelmingness of it all has kind of changed my mind back to having an abortion.
- It captures the overwhelmingness, the exhaustion, the excitement, the isolation, the joy, the sense of being other than what you are.

Definition of overwhelming in US English:

overwhelming

adjectiveˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNG

1Very great in amount.
he was elected president by an overwhelming majority
Example sentencesExamples
- In the past few weeks there has been an overwhelming amount of information and, in turn, misinformation clouding the headlines.
- If not properly maintained, water may develop excess nutrients, creating an overwhelming amount of algae, sludge, foul odors and a poor impression.
- The overwhelming majority of people in Ireland fully support this process.
- She also wants to use the opportunity to pay tribute to the people in Swindon who have shown her family an overwhelming amount of support since his death.
- A superintendent told the court that no body or weapon had been found, but that there was an overwhelming amount of circumstantial evidence.
- The support and security systems of the welfare state included the overwhelming majority of the citizens.
- I have an overwhelming amount of useless trivia stored in my head… Which explains how I can remember so many movies quotes and such.
- Second, the government must unite behind this policy, which is supported by the overwhelming majority of the nation.
- That makes for an overwhelming amount of sleep deprivation!
- The overwhelming majority of voters supported their calls for reform and the end of scandalous political behavior.
- But in reality there's an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves otherwise.
- Polls indicate an overwhelming majority of Americans support it.
- They must overcome this conditioning in the face of the overwhelming evidence now supporting their use, write two American cardiologists.
- There is overwhelming evidence supporting the Bubble thesis.
- Due to the overwhelming amount of strategic and tactical ideas in chess, students of the game buy dozens of chess books but still find it impossible to isolate the key points.
- One recent poll suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports the ban, but congressional leaders say they have no plan to bring it up for renewal.
- It commands an overwhelming majority of support in the media, the arts, the universities and the public service.
- There's enormous and overwhelming support for her at this time.
- Due to the overwhelming amount of attention her parents, and countless others, still paid her, she didn't really value this highly.
- He is getting an overwhelming amount of money by way of the pension; furthermore, this pension is tax free for this financial year.
Synonyms
very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous, prodigious, fantastic, staggering, shattering, devastating, sweeping
very strong, forceful, profound, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, unbearable, overpowering, oppressive, unutterable, compelling, irrefutable
1. 1.1 (especially of an emotion) very strong.
  an overwhelming feeling of gratitude
  Example sentencesExamples
  I stood motionless and my tears started flow, because I felt no fear at all, just an overwhelming feeling of disbelief, and then admiration and love.
  Brigg's voice began to crack with emotions, mixed feelings of lingering sorrow and overwhelming anger and confusion.
  These are the things I remember, the times of overwhelming emotion.
  They reveal that grief, fear and shock were often the overwhelming emotions.
  But that fear was drowned out by the overwhelming emotions that filled her: awe and wonder, expectation and joy.
  My overwhelming emotion was nostalgia, oddly enough; nostalgia for the peculiar cultural nexus that this movie represented.
  But his overwhelming emotion was relief rather than disappointment.
  Even though I've been looking after the house, our daughter and a few chores, the last week gripped me with an overwhelming feeling of uselessness.
  The strings arrangement gives me a feeling of overwhelming grief, tempered with dignity.
  The emotion he felt as he watched the game was of overwhelming relief.
  Maggie, who had been feeling an emotion of overwhelming wonder, now felt panic rise in her throat because of the man was coming into the building.
  His hidden eyes bored into the young man's head and that overwhelming terror gripped him again.
  Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear, or the inability to feel emotion are common in such people.
  Along with their overwhelming fear comes a very strong and rigid denial system that is hard to break down.
  He doodled mindlessly, trying to get a grasp on the overwhelming emotions he was feeling.
  An overwhelming sadness began to grip her heart.
  Maybe the water could help wash away the overwhelming emotions she was feeling and help her think clearly.
  Sit in breathless anticipation, gripped by its overwhelming excitement.
  An unpleasant emotional and physical state of overwhelming apprehension and fear. anxiety disorders.
  Rumi practiced sama by dancing spontaneously, whirling and spinning to express his overwhelming love for God and his intense desire to merge with God.

单词	overwhelming
释义	Definition of overwhelming in English: overwhelming adjective əʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ 1Very great in amount. his party won overwhelming support Example sentencesExamples In the past few weeks there has been an overwhelming amount of information and, in turn, misinformation clouding the headlines. If not properly maintained, water may develop excess nutrients, creating an overwhelming amount of algae, sludge, foul odors and a poor impression. The support and security systems of the welfare state included the overwhelming majority of the citizens. There is overwhelming evidence supporting the Bubble thesis. The overwhelming majority of voters supported their calls for reform and the end of scandalous political behavior. There's enormous and overwhelming support for her at this time. Second, the government must unite behind this policy, which is supported by the overwhelming majority of the nation. She also wants to use the opportunity to pay tribute to the people in Swindon who have shown her family an overwhelming amount of support since his death. They must overcome this conditioning in the face of the overwhelming evidence now supporting their use, write two American cardiologists. Polls indicate an overwhelming majority of Americans support it. He is getting an overwhelming amount of money by way of the pension; furthermore, this pension is tax free for this financial year. A superintendent told the court that no body or weapon had been found, but that there was an overwhelming amount of circumstantial evidence. That makes for an overwhelming amount of sleep deprivation! I have an overwhelming amount of useless trivia stored in my head… Which explains how I can remember so many movies quotes and such. Due to the overwhelming amount of strategic and tactical ideas in chess, students of the game buy dozens of chess books but still find it impossible to isolate the key points. But in reality there's an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves otherwise. The overwhelming majority of people in Ireland fully support this process. Due to the overwhelming amount of attention her parents, and countless others, still paid her, she didn't really value this highly. One recent poll suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports the ban, but congressional leaders say they have no plan to bring it up for renewal. It commands an overwhelming majority of support in the media, the arts, the universities and the public service. Synonyms very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous, prodigious, fantastic, staggering, shattering, devastating, sweeping informal mind-boggling, mind-blowing very strong, forceful, profound, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, unbearable, overpowering, oppressive, unutterable, compelling, irrefutable 1.1 (especially of an emotion) very strong. she felt an overwhelming desire to giggle Example sentencesExamples Maybe the water could help wash away the overwhelming emotions she was feeling and help her think clearly. Rumi practiced sama by dancing spontaneously, whirling and spinning to express his overwhelming love for God and his intense desire to merge with God. He doodled mindlessly, trying to get a grasp on the overwhelming emotions he was feeling. Along with their overwhelming fear comes a very strong and rigid denial system that is hard to break down. I stood motionless and my tears started flow, because I felt no fear at all, just an overwhelming feeling of disbelief, and then admiration and love. But that fear was drowned out by the overwhelming emotions that filled her: awe and wonder, expectation and joy. They reveal that grief, fear and shock were often the overwhelming emotions. Even though I've been looking after the house, our daughter and a few chores, the last week gripped me with an overwhelming feeling of uselessness. Brigg's voice began to crack with emotions, mixed feelings of lingering sorrow and overwhelming anger and confusion. An overwhelming sadness began to grip her heart. The emotion he felt as he watched the game was of overwhelming relief. The strings arrangement gives me a feeling of overwhelming grief, tempered with dignity. An unpleasant emotional and physical state of overwhelming apprehension and fear. anxiety disorders. My overwhelming emotion was nostalgia, oddly enough; nostalgia for the peculiar cultural nexus that this movie represented. But his overwhelming emotion was relief rather than disappointment. His hidden eyes bored into the young man's head and that overwhelming terror gripped him again. Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear, or the inability to feel emotion are common in such people. Maggie, who had been feeling an emotion of overwhelming wonder, now felt panic rise in her throat because of the man was coming into the building. These are the things I remember, the times of overwhelming emotion. Sit in breathless anticipation, gripped by its overwhelming excitement. Derivatives overwhelmingness noun Comments on the sheer fatigue and overwhelmingness of it all from Judith. Example sentencesExamples The overwhelmingness of it all has kind of changed my mind back to having an abortion. It captures the overwhelmingness, the exhaustion, the excitement, the isolation, the joy, the sense of being other than what you are. Definition of overwhelming in US English: overwhelming adjectiveˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNG 1Very great in amount. he was elected president by an overwhelming majority Example sentencesExamples In the past few weeks there has been an overwhelming amount of information and, in turn, misinformation clouding the headlines. If not properly maintained, water may develop excess nutrients, creating an overwhelming amount of algae, sludge, foul odors and a poor impression. The overwhelming majority of people in Ireland fully support this process. She also wants to use the opportunity to pay tribute to the people in Swindon who have shown her family an overwhelming amount of support since his death. A superintendent told the court that no body or weapon had been found, but that there was an overwhelming amount of circumstantial evidence. The support and security systems of the welfare state included the overwhelming majority of the citizens. I have an overwhelming amount of useless trivia stored in my head… Which explains how I can remember so many movies quotes and such. Second, the government must unite behind this policy, which is supported by the overwhelming majority of the nation. That makes for an overwhelming amount of sleep deprivation! The overwhelming majority of voters supported their calls for reform and the end of scandalous political behavior. But in reality there's an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves otherwise. Polls indicate an overwhelming majority of Americans support it. They must overcome this conditioning in the face of the overwhelming evidence now supporting their use, write two American cardiologists. There is overwhelming evidence supporting the Bubble thesis. Due to the overwhelming amount of strategic and tactical ideas in chess, students of the game buy dozens of chess books but still find it impossible to isolate the key points. One recent poll suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports the ban, but congressional leaders say they have no plan to bring it up for renewal. It commands an overwhelming majority of support in the media, the arts, the universities and the public service. There's enormous and overwhelming support for her at this time. Due to the overwhelming amount of attention her parents, and countless others, still paid her, she didn't really value this highly. He is getting an overwhelming amount of money by way of the pension; furthermore, this pension is tax free for this financial year. Synonyms very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous, prodigious, fantastic, staggering, shattering, devastating, sweeping very strong, forceful, profound, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, unbearable, overpowering, oppressive, unutterable, compelling, irrefutable 1.1 (especially of an emotion) very strong. an overwhelming feeling of gratitude Example sentencesExamples I stood motionless and my tears started flow, because I felt no fear at all, just an overwhelming feeling of disbelief, and then admiration and love. Brigg's voice began to crack with emotions, mixed feelings of lingering sorrow and overwhelming anger and confusion. These are the things I remember, the times of overwhelming emotion. They reveal that grief, fear and shock were often the overwhelming emotions. But that fear was drowned out by the overwhelming emotions that filled her: awe and wonder, expectation and joy. My overwhelming emotion was nostalgia, oddly enough; nostalgia for the peculiar cultural nexus that this movie represented. But his overwhelming emotion was relief rather than disappointment. Even though I've been looking after the house, our daughter and a few chores, the last week gripped me with an overwhelming feeling of uselessness. The strings arrangement gives me a feeling of overwhelming grief, tempered with dignity. The emotion he felt as he watched the game was of overwhelming relief. Maggie, who had been feeling an emotion of overwhelming wonder, now felt panic rise in her throat because of the man was coming into the building. His hidden eyes bored into the young man's head and that overwhelming terror gripped him again. Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear, or the inability to feel emotion are common in such people. Along with their overwhelming fear comes a very strong and rigid denial system that is hard to break down. He doodled mindlessly, trying to get a grasp on the overwhelming emotions he was feeling. An overwhelming sadness began to grip her heart. Maybe the water could help wash away the overwhelming emotions she was feeling and help her think clearly. Sit in breathless anticipation, gripped by its overwhelming excitement. An unpleasant emotional and physical state of overwhelming apprehension and fear. anxiety disorders. Rumi practiced sama by dancing spontaneously, whirling and spinning to express his overwhelming love for God and his intense desire to merge with God.
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