inundating
present participle ofinundate
inundate
verb[T]
uk/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/us/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/inundateverb[T](TOO MUCH)
to give someone so muchworkor so many things that they cannotdealwith it all:
We have been inundatedwithrequestsforhelp.
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- be a tall orderidiom
- be asking for troubleidiom
- beyourown worst enemyidiom
- catch
- catchsomeoneout
- dig
- lay
- make heavy weather ofsomethingidiom
- overburden
- pitchforksomeoneintosomething
- plunge
- plunge(someone/something)intosomething
- shoot
- subjectsomeone/somethingtosomething
- suicidal
- swamp
- tall
- toughness
- wrong-foot
inundateverb[T](FLOOD)
formal
tofloodanareawithwater:
If thedambreaksit will inundatelargepartsof thetown.
Floods, tides & currents
- eddy
- flash flood
- flood
- flooded
- floodplain
- gyre
- high tide
- high water mark
- inundation
- longshore drift
- low-water mark
- overwhelm
- tidal
- tidally
- tide table
- tidemark
- turbulence
- turbulent
- water
- waterline
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Examplesofinundating
inundating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hurricanes can eliminate freshwater snails byinundatinghabitats with saltwater.
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Rather, both ' air-conditioned ' politics and ' veranda ' politics are advancing simultaneously,inundatinga previously bureaucratised political sphere.
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At this seemingly stable point, however, all four voices suddenly break out in semiquavers; this motion recurs in bars 34-35, completelyinundatingthe texture of the whole passage.
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Is the intention to regulate the courses out of existence byinundatingtheir teachers and tutors with such a quantity of paperwork?
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They have beeninundating—that was the word that was used to me—the offices of the company with requests for voluntary redundancy terms.
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People will beinundatingus soon with queries about other matters, such as the price of kangaroo meat.
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Continued sea level rise is very slowlyinundatingadjacent low-lying areas and promoting rapid erosion of the low sandstone cliffs bordering the bay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Street flooding reached a depth of 20cm in,inundatingshops and some homes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Massive waves crashed ashore, crushing buildings andinundatinglow-lying areas in the city.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The capital city experienced flash flooding,inundatingnumerous streets and buildings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It flooded frequently,inundatingthe lower town and the working class neighbourhoods which surrounded it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2005, torrential rain in the area caused an overflow from the dam,inundatinga number of villages and claiming at least 20 lives.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several locks were dynamited to preventinundatingthe downtown area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over 1,600 km of coastline was damaged, and sea walls were breached,inundating1,000 km.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It produced a storm surge of 1.8 to 3 m (6 to 10 ft),inundatingcoastal towns.
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- be-a-dime-a-dozen
- beading
- be a disaster
- be-a-disaster
- beadle
- be admitted to the bar
- be-admitted-to-the-bar
- be-a-drag-on
- be a drag on sb/sth
- be-a-drag-on-sb-sth
- be a drag on someone/something
- beady
- beady eye
- be a fag
- be-a-fag
- be a fair bet
- be-a-fair-bet
- be-a-far-cry-from
- be a far cry from something
- be a far cry from sth
- be-a-far-cry-from-sth
- be afraid of your own shadow
- be-afraid-of-your-own-shadow
- be-after
- be-after-blood