Antonyms for flooded
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fluhd |
| Phonetic Transcription : flÊŒd |
Definition of flooded
Origin :- Old English flod "a flowing of water, flood, an overflowing of land by water, Noah's Flood; mass of water, river, sea, wave," from Proto-Germanic *flothuz (cf. Old Frisian flod, Old Norse floð, Middle Dutch vloet, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Gothic flodus), from PIE verbal stem *pleu- "flow, float" (see pluvial). Figurative use by mid-14c.
- verb inundate or submerge
- Mrs. Bines had never seen so many children as flooded this street.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He sat down again, and it flooded back upon him with new force.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Her cheeks alternately paled with fear and flooded red with anxiety.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Panting, she undid the scarf and flooded the room with light.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- She untied it from her wrist and noticed that daylight flooded the compartment.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- Two crops may be reaped from the same plant; but the second is poor if it be not flooded.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- Instantly the room was flooded with the soft radiance of the electric lights.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Her rooms were flooded with sunshine and full of the flowers he had been sending her.
- Extract from : « Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ » by Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
- For otherwise—Hermione's drawn face was flooded with scarlet.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The place was flooded with clear light that had a rosy tinge.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
Synonyms for flooded
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