This is the 1493rd most frequent Japanese word.
あふれ
Overflow; abundance.
Usage as expressing a literal overflow, in this case, tears filling and overflowing from one's eyes.
彼の目には涙があふれていた。
His eyes were overflowing with tears.
Usage as describing a place being filled or crowded beyond capacity, like a town filled with tourists.
街には観光客であふれている。
The town is overflowing with tourists.
Used metaphorically to describe an abundance of immaterial qualities, like hope, in this context in someone's speech.