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inundating

inundating is the present participle and gerund of inundate.

Meaning of inundate

Verb

inundate (third-person singular simple present inundates, present participle inundating, simple past and past participle inundated)

  1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
    • The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
    Synonyms:
    deluge, flood, beflood
  2. To overwhelm.
    • The agency was inundated with phone calls.

Questions about inundating

What is inundating the present participle and gerund of?
Inundating is the present participle and gerund of inundate.

Words near inundating in the dictionary

  1. inundatal
  2. inundate
  3. inundated
  4. inundates
  5. inundatest
  6. inundating
  7. inundation
  8. inundations
  9. inundative
  10. inundatively
  11. inundator

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