in flood

idiom

of a river, lake, etc.

: close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it

After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood.

Note: The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.

a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s

Examples of in flood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Avoid homes in flood, hurricane, or wildfire zones, too, which can lead to high home insurance premiums. —Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025

That is expected to come after the storm system brings downpours to Oklahoma, which was blanketed in flood watches Monday. —Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024

Streams are receding but remain in flood stage due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. —Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025

Both the Helene and Milton storms also caused tens of billions in flood damage, much of it uninsured or covered by the National Flood Insurance Program, rather than private insurers. —Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for in flood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud