What is another word for flooding?

Pronunciation: [flˈʌdɪŋ] (IPA)

Flooding is a term that refers to the natural calamity where water overflows and inundates the area. In various cases, this can result in severe damage to property, infrastructure, and even loss of human life. Synonyms for this word include deluge, inundation, submergence, and overflow. Deluge is often used to describe a sudden and heavy downpour of rain that leads to rapid flooding. Inundation and submergence refer to the process of an area being covered with water. Overflow, on the other hand, may be used to describe the water spilling over from a river, dam, or canal. These synonyms help add variety and depth to written or verbal communication when discussing this topic.

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Usage examples for Flooding

Many of the early printers in Italy made this mistake of flooding the market with a single class of book, but Wenssler is almost the only notable example in Germany of this lack of business instinct.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
Above them vast swollen clouds flooding slowly with the faint yellow of the coming sunset, hanging stationary above the stream and seeming to have flung to earth some patches of their colour in the first primroses below the hedge.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
The evening sun, flooding it all with yellow light, was impertinent enough to blind the eyes of Mrs. Rossiter.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Flooding

  • You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
    Edward Abbey
  • We are talking about predictable recurring flooding.
    Robert A. Brady
  • China is crippling our manufacturing economy and eliminating our jobs by illegally flooding our markets.
    Virginia Foxx
  • People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.
    Keith Henson
  • That was for instance the case in Mocambique a couple of years ago, during the flooding catastrophe. Instead of co-ordinating assistance properly, to much time and resources was spent on fighting about the same helicopters and local guides.
    Anna Lindh

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