flooding
noun [U] /ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/Definition
› a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain: Some roads have been closed because of flooding.Floods, tides and currentsEnclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of flooding noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- beleaguered adjective
- beset adjective
- border verb (FORM EDGE)
- box sb/sth in phrasal verb
- circumscribe verb
- dunk verb (INTO LIQUID)
- enclosure noun (SURROUNDED)
- fence sth off phrasal verb
- gather verb (CLOTH)
- gift-wrapped adjective
- girdle noun
- girdle verb
- soak noun (MAKE WET)
- steep verb
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- wound verb
- wrap (sb) up phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sb/sth phrasal verb
- wrap sth around/round sth phrasal verb
- wrap verb
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