- present participle of flood.
flooding
Americannoun
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floodings
plural
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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Sewage spills are on the rise, contaminating waterways, flooding streets and threatening ecological and public health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Despite remaining offshore, Hurricane Simon battered Mexico's Pacific coast with powerful winds and flooding.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city in earnest on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day, causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Tech companies have been flooding the market with both investment-grade and high-yield bonds to fund AI spending.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Without their support, the sky burst apart, and the Starry River crashed down, flooding the entire earth.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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