Sekirov Dictionary

overwell

verb 4
adjective 1
adverb 1
forms 5

verb4

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To overflow.
- Then sit in silence down, and brooding dwell, Through the slow years, on all we loved, and tell Each tone, each look of love, each syllable, With lips that work, with eyes that overwell! — 1864
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To experience such strong emotion that it cannot be contained.
- How his heart so proudly overwells! — 1906
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To fill with a crescendo of sound.
- The heavy-throated cannon-song of battle boomed and swelled, Roared louder, lifted mightier, overwelled! — 1898
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To flow over; to overrun.
- The flames overwelled and he made a dash for the door where this Kodizia was grunting like a pig. — 1991

adjective1

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Overly healthy and robust.
- I don't think him overwell. He is more worried than I like to see him by his small enemies – the fleas of Farringford- Woodford. — 1988

adverb1

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Overly well.
- I remember my father saying that a wise man should always mistrust a girl who kisses overwell. — 1899

forms

overwelled · overwelling · overwells · more overwell · most overwell

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