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• present participle of flood.

flooding

American  

[fluhd-ing] / ˈflʌd ɪŋ /

noun

• floodings
  plural

1. a form of psychotherapy in which the patient receives abrupt and intense, rather than gradual, exposure to a fear-producing situation.

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flooding British  

/ ˈflʌdɪŋ /

noun

1. the submerging of land under water, esp due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc

2. pathol excessive bleeding from the uterus, as following childbirth

3. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• floodings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of flooding

1665–75, for sense “flood”; see flood + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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flooding floodings

Water and flooding minister Emma Hardy told MPs current drought conditions "is something we have not experienced for decades" and urged people to "think about ways to use water wisely over the coming weeks".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sewage spills are on the rise, contaminating waterways, flooding streets and threatening ecological and public health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even so, the hurricane brought torrential rainfall and flooding to coastal communities, including the port city of Manzanillo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They are seeking the equivalent of $108 million in compensation for catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil in 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Slick grass under my palms and knees, the scent of stagnant water flooding my nostrils.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Those of a sanguine temperament are more liable to floodings and to head symptoms; but such disorders with them usually readily yield to treatment.

From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by George H. (George Henry) Napheys

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 John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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