swamp
noun
a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
is swamping
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present progressiveof swamp (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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It is swamping the effects of tariffs and the war with Iran, events that would ordinarily be Category 5 storms in their own right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the disease could continue circulating at high levels for weeks to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Respiratory syncytial virus: A drastic and unusually early spike in R.S.V. infections is swamping pediatric units across the United States.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Wijesuriya’s death is a worrying sign of how the latest coronavirus surge, driven by the highly contagious delta variant, is swamping the Indian Ocean island nation.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
I have invested in the same dead stock that is swamping him, and so know whereof I speak.
From A Young Girl's Wooing by Edward Payson Roe
