swamp
noun
a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
were swamping
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past progressiveof swamp.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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He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
CEO Carol Tomé took the helm in June 2020 as UPS was grappling with a surge in pandemic-fueled e-commerce deliveries that were swamping drivers and hammering profit.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2022
Within 24 hours, hundreds of people were swamping “Amanda” with Facebook friend requests.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2016
Though it was intended only as part of an esoteric mailorder LP, Londoners last week found the record so hilarious that they were swamping record shops with requests for it.
From Time Magazine Archive
About one a.m. a cry arose from the night-watch that the boats were swamping.
From Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 by Charles Mair
