present participle and gerund of overwhelm
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.
A situation of being overwhelmed.
They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]
By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing.
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