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deluging

deluging is the present participle and gerund of deluge.

Meaning of deluge

Verb

deluge (third-person singular simple present deluges, present participle deluging, simple past and past participle deluged)

  1. (transitive) To flood with water.
    • Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.
  2. (transitive) To overwhelm.
    • After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.

See all 6 meanings of deluge

Noun

deluging (plural delugings)

  1. A deluge or flood.
    • Our ground, again, being naturally moist, did not improve in liveliness, nor help our batsmen under the delugings of rain that it received.1873, The S. Edward's School Chronicle (issue 1, page 172)

Forms of deluging

pluraldelugings

Questions about deluging

What does deluging mean?
Deluging means a deluge or flood.
What is deluging the present participle and gerund of?
Deluging is the present participle and gerund of deluge.
What part of speech is deluging?
Deluging is a noun.
What is the plural of deluging?
The plural of deluging is delugings.

Words near deluging in the dictionary

  1. deluged
  2. deluger
  3. delugers
  4. deluges
  5. delugeth
  6. deluging
  7. delugings
  8. deluginous
  9. delulu
  10. delulu pills
  11. delulus

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