Illustration: In a compact apartment bathroom, a plastic washbasin beneath a running tap has filled completely. Water bulges over its rim and cascades down every side into the surrounding bathtub. A parent reaches urgently toward the tap, having turned away for a moment to collect towels.

あふれる

afureru

to overflow, to brim over

Example sentences

その街まちは活気かっきにあふれていた。
The town was full of activity.
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涙なみだが彼女かのじょの目めにあふれた。
Tears filled her eyes.
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大雨おおあめで川かわがあふれた。
The river overflowed because of the heavy rain.
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