JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="block">
    <div class="abs">
        hover me!!<br/>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
        
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.block {
    position: relative;
    height: 500px;
    width: 500px;
}

.abs {
    transition: max-height 1s; 
    position: absolute;
    max-height: 40px;
    width: 200px;
    background-color: yellow;
    overflow: hidden;
 }

.abs:hover {  
    max-height: 300px; /*an arbitrary large number, the actual height will stop growing at whatever the height of the content is*/
}