flood
noun
a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
was flooding
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past progressiveof flood.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Wonder’s opening salvo, in 2021, was flooding the New Jersey suburbs with hundreds of Mercedes Sprinter vans that could cook menus designed by celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay or José Andrés in customers’ driveways.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
That water was flooding their home and making escape impossible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Another worker checked later and saw the miners were still in the hole, which was flooding.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
While Johor was worst-hit, there was flooding in other states too that displaced hundreds of people.
From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2023
“Thanks,” he called back, louder than he needed to, but he wanted his gratitude to cut through the stink that was flooding back over the humming of the dogs.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
