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.

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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!

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