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flooding

The correct spelling is flooding.

How to pronounce flooding

verb

IPA: /ˈflʌdɪŋ/

Say it like: Floo-din-g

The correct spelling is flooding. 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.

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.

noun

  1. 1.An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
  2. 2.Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.

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