flooding
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of flood#English|flood
Noun

flooding (plural floodings)

  1. An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
    • And by the same token it was plain that there had also been a hundred and seventy-five floodings of the earth and depositings of limestone strata!
  2. (psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
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