silting

present participle of silt

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Verb
  • The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Other speakers raised concerns about potential odors and air pollutants emanating from the wastewater treatment facility and about how the facility might exacerbate flooding in the area.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • That edit-first habit is the real core of how to build a capsule wardrobe, since what is left reveals the gaps worth filling.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
  • Trains were slowly filling up with fans, many of whom skipped work, adjusted their schedules or were fortunate to have the day off.
    Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • The high tides are were responsible for inundating areas that high tides don’t normally reach with ocean water 1¾ feet deep, according to the weather service.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
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“Silting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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