overwhelming

Definition of overwhelming in English English dictionary: Present participle of to overwhelm; Very great or intense; Extreme; Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong; {s} overpowering; crushing; staggering; stunning, dazing; flooding; so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"; If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. = overpowering + overwhelmingly over·whelm·ing·ly the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fès; emphasis You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months The vote was overwhelming -- 283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against. + overwhelmingly over·whelm·ing·ly The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder; very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"; Overpowering, staggering or irresistibly strong; Overpowering; irresistible
overwhelming majority: overpowering majority, decisive majority
overwhelming victory: decisive victory, absolute victory that no one can deny
Overwhelming.: full on
Overwhelming.: full-on
overwhelm: To engulf, surge-over and submerge
The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.
overwhelm: To overpower emotionally
Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
overwhelmingly: in an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely. extremely
overwhelm: {v} to crush, subdue, overpower
overwhelmingly: {a} in a destructive manner
overwhelm: To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc
overwhelm: overcome by superior force
overwhelm: If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy. = overpower
overwhelm: To project or impend over threateningly
overwhelm: {f} overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf
overwhelm: overpoweringly
overwhelm: If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her. = overpower + overwhelmed over·whelmed Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise
overwhelm: charge someone with too many tasks
overwhelm: To cause to surround, to cover
overwhelm: The act of overwhelming
overwhelm: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overwhelm: charge someone with too many tasks overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overwhelmingly: in a decisive manner; in an amazing manner
overwhelmingly: incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
overwhelmingly: in an overwhelming manner
overwhelmingly: incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man