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flooded

The correct spelling is flooded.

How to pronounce flooded

verb

IPA: /ˈflʌdɪd/

Say it like: Floo-ded

The correct spelling is flooded. To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall. For example: "The floor was flooded with beer."

Usage Examples

The floor was flooded with beer.

The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.

Our phones were flooded with calls after the controversial broadcast.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
  2. 2.To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
  3. 3.To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
  4. 4.To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
  5. 5.To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.

adjective

  1. 1.Filled with water from rain or rivers.
  2. 2.Filled with too much fluid.
  3. 3.(by extension) Overwhelmed with too much of something.

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