Synonyms for flooding

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fluhd-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflʌd ɪŋ

Définition of flooding

Origin : 1660s, from flood (n.). Related: Flooded; flooding.

noun excess of liquid

Example sentences :

The fever was in his brain, the magic of the tropic moon was flooding his soul.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

The flooding of the Yser marks the end of the main struggle for Calais.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

The sun was flooding my chamber, and at my bedside stood Anatole.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

The moon had risen and was flooding the tumbled landscape with its cold, white light.
Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

Your boss politicians,” said Conroy, “have been flooding us out with telegrams.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

There is no use of flooding the building, especially in this cold weather.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer

To-day the sun rose as clear as a bell, flooding the fields with gold.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

The Alleghenies lay faint, faint, beneath the flooding light.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

In this hour of emergency, new and wiser ideas were flooding her brain.
Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer

There must be a flooding inside before there can be a flowing out.
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

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