- present participle of flood.
flooding
Americannoun
noun
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the submerging of land under water, esp due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc
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pathol excessive bleeding from the uterus, as following childbirth
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psychol a method of eliminating anxiety in a given situation, by exposing a person to the situation until the anxiety subsides
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Etymology
Origin of flooding
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An increase of that scale would put one quarter of Australian residential properties at risk of flooding.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It is believed the family fell victim to flooding caused by heavy rains," the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, which did not name those who were killed.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Meta is flooding the market with AI-enabled, camera-equipped smartglasses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Stop!” a voice like sandpaper yells from behind us, flooding the darkness with a cruel light.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
I suddenly realized: You’ve always bought houses on tops of hills because you’re afraid of water-level rise and that’s because you were raised to think the tribulations will bring mass floodings.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021
The adobe structure survived Rio Grande floodings, fires and a transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018
Crystal Bridges disassembled the pavilion-style structure, which had suffered floodings over the years, and rebuilt it on the museum’s campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
The West Branch of the mighty Susquehanna, which has plagued generations of residents with its spring floodings, was the primary means of ingress and egress for the area.
From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by Wolf, George D.
It would only weary the reader to endeavor to disentangle the labyrinth of confusion, and to describe the ebbings and floodings of battle.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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