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deluging

verb

present participle of deluge
as in flooding
to cover with a flood deluged with requests for help

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Recent Examples of deluging The water main break also flooded streets in the area, deluging parked cars. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Civil servants in the town of Fujikawaguchiko erected a black wall to try to stop tourists from deluging the town to take photos in front of a backdrop of Mount Fuji. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deluging
  1. flooding
  2. engulfing
Verb
  • The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • View of flooding outside of Tonya's Tavern in Washington, Pa.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • The conflict between these characters is greater than the morality tale engulfing them.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • My biggest takeaway from engulfing myself in a Vegas book for the umpteenth time was the cheering and screaming every time a player approached the end zone.
    — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of engulfing

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“Deluging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deluging. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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