Showing results for "flooding"

• 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.

---

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

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• floodings
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of flooding

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

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

flooding floodings

"Concreting over this land replaces natural drainage and creates a huge risk of flooding into neighbouring properties and roads," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Since late October, on days when tech stocks dropped sharply, investors have been flooding into the roughly $32 trillion U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The extensive coastal flooding that swamped Los Angeles and Orange counties recently was influenced by an El Niño-powered global-scale phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave, scientists confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

It also had the practical benefit of keeping remains safe from wild animals and flooding.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But my neighborhood is not flooding or splitting in half.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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

It is similarly of service for piles, and for female floodings, because exerting a special local action on the organs within the middle trunk.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

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 George D. Wolf

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---

Related Words

• inundation

---