inundate
verb (used with object)
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
were inundating
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past progressiveof inundate.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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In just 24 hours, Twitter users began to notice that Musk's posts were inundating their ranked timeline.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
Already on Monday, Twitter users were inundating the billionaire with requests for an edit button on the social media service and asking him to reinstate certain banned accounts.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
L.B.J. was growing sensitive to the observations that Texas people, Texas clothes, Texas food and Texas language were inundating the capital, and so Hackler was listed as being from Oklahoma.
From Time Magazine Archive
The moon above, the sun beneath, were inundating it with their fire.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne
His tears were inundating his white apron, the whole of his massive, torpid form quivered with grief.
From The Fat and the Thin by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
