Deluging

/ˈdɛljuːdʒɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'deluge': currently overwhelming or flooding someone or something with a large quantity.

Etymology

From 'deluge' + '-ing' (present participle suffix). Standard formation of the continuous form of the verb.

Kelly Says

Weather patterns are literally deluging some regions more than others due to climate change—the 'deluge' vocabulary jumped from biblical to meteorological to metaphorical all in one word!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
洪水
hong shuǐ
ARالعربية
فيضان
fee-dhaan
BNবাংলা
বাড়াবাড়ি
ba-ra-ba-ri
CACatalà
洪水
hong shuǐ
CSČeština
potopit
po-to-pit
DADansk
overvande
oh-ver-van-deh
DEDeutsch
überfluten
oo-ber-FLOO-ten
ELΕλληνικά
απογείωση
ah-po-geh-o-see
ESEspañol
inundando
in-oon-DAH-ndo
FAفارسی
洪水
hong shuǐ
FISuomi
tulvia
tul-vee-ah
FRFrançais
déluger
deh-LOO-zher
GUGU
洪水
hong shuǐ
HAHA
洪水
hong shuǐ
HEעברית
שיטפון
shit-fon
HIहिन्दी
बाढ़
baadh
HUMagyar
öblös
oeb-loes
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir
ban-jir
IGIG
洪水
hong shuǐ
ITItaliano
inondare
in-ON-da-reh
JA日本語
洪水
koo-suu
KKKK
洪水
hong shuǐ
KMKM
洪水
hong shuǐ
KO한국어
홍수
hong-su
MRMR
洪水
hong shuǐ
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir
ban-jir
MYမြန်မာ
洪水
hong shuǐ
NLNederlands
overstromen
oh-ver-stroh-men
NONorsk
overvanne
oh-ver-van-neh
PAPA
洪水
hong shuǐ
PLPolski
zalewać
za-le-vach
PTPortuguês
inundando
in-oon-DAHN-do
RORomână
inunda
in-oon-dah
RUРусский
затапливать
za-ta-pli-va-ty
SVSvenska
översvämma
oh-ers-väm-ma
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zi-ba
TAதமிழ்
வெள்ளம்
vell-lam
TEతెలుగు
홍수
hong-su
THไทย
น้ำท่วม
naam-toom
TLTL
baha
bah-ha
TRTürkçe
sel
sel
UKУкраїнська
затоплювати
za-to-plu-va-ty
URاردو
بہار
beh-aar
VITiếng Việt
dội ngập
doi ngap
YOYO
洪水
hong shuǐ
ZH中文
洪水
hóng shuǐ
ZUZU
洪水
hong shuǐ

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