flooding

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of flood

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
3. (countable, uncountable) A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.

flood

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

inundation

overflowing

flood

implosion therapy

floods

deluge

inundating

overfall

overflow

overrun

relief valve

rising

run-out

spate

submerge

submersion

superabundance

metrorrhagia

pouring water

waterflooding

inundant

uterine hemorrhage

overflow valve

pressure-relief valve

flow-off

regulating valve

uterine haemorrhage

water flooding

water injection

spill current

spillover valve

douche

effluence

floating

fullness

immersion

Translations

Überschwemmung

inondazione

allagamento

inondation

inundação

inundación

Überflutung

Rohrbruch

alluvione

Überlaufen

فيضان

inondations

ennoyage

débordement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

Sentences

It reduced flooding to approx .

The Hamilton Bowl overflowed , flooding the Signal Hill area .