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ponding

ponding noun: the excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying. Also the present participle and gerund of pond.

Noun

ponding (usually uncountable, plural pondings)

  1. (usually) The excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying.
  2. (usually) The accumulation of water on a flat roof, potentially leading to leakage.

Also used as

ponding is also the present participle and gerund of pond.

Forms of ponding

pluralpondings

Questions about ponding

What does ponding mean?
Ponding means the excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying.
What part of speech is ponding?
Ponding is a noun.
What is the plural of ponding?
The plural of ponding is pondings.

Words near ponding in the dictionary

  1. Pondicherrians
  2. Pondicherry
  3. Pondicherry eagle
  4. Pondicherry vulture
  5. pondimin
  6. ponding
  7. pondings
  8. pondis
  9. pondless
  10. pondlet
  11. pondlets

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