silting

verb

present participle of silt
as in flooding

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  1. flooding
  2. filling
  3. inundating
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  • Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The making of monsters The Cornell gang rape investigation flooding social media outlets and news coverage and fueling a lot of discussions actually took place in 2024.
    — Stephanie Jones, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooding
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  • The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of customers filling their own containers, Hall plans to install a tap wall and have employees handle the refills.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of filling
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  • Rising sea levels with climate change are already inundating seaside roads, railways, and neighborhoods in California.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The deaths came amid late-season monsoon storms pounding the Navajo Nation, damaging roads, inundating remote communities and prompting a state of emergency.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of inundating
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“Silting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silting. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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