flood
noun
a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
is flooding
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present progressiveof flood (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Domestically, incremental growth has stalled, stock growth is shrinking and a wave of new competitors is flooding in,” Midea Chief Executive Paul Fang said in a 2025 interview with Chinese publication LatePost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Credit-research company CreditSights reiterated its underperform rating on Meta’s bonds on Thursday, saying that the price of Meta’s bonds might drop because the company is flooding the market with debt.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
European business leaders, who broadly complain China is flooding the EU market with cheap goods, have urged Merz to keep a cavernous trade imbalance at the top of his agenda.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
We cannot let ourselves be divided and conquered—or distracted by everything that is flooding the zone right now.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
The river is flooding and half the island is underwater.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
