flooded

adjective
UK: /ˈflʌdɪd/
US: /ˈflʌdɪd/

  1. Covered with water, especially due to heavy rain or overflowing rivers.

    1. The streets were flooded after the storm.
    2. After days of heavy rain, the river flooded the nearby fields, causing significant damage to crops.

  2. Filled or overwhelmed with a large amount of something.

    1. My inbox was flooded with emails.
    2. The market was flooded with cheap imitations, making it hard to find genuine products.
flooded verb

  1. Past tense and past participle of 'flood': to cover or fill (a place or thing) with water.

    1. The town flooded last year.
    2. The river flooded its banks after the heavy rainfall, submerging several homes.

  2. Past tense and past participle of 'flood': to overwhelm with a large quantity of something.

    1. We were flooded with applications.
    2. The website was flooded with traffic after the celebrity endorsement.

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The word "flooded" in English means: Covered with water, especially due to heavy rain or overflowing rivers., Filled or overwhelmed with a large amount of something..

The phonetic transcription of "flooded" is /ˈflʌdɪd/ in British English and /ˈflʌdɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "flooded": "The streets were flooded after the storm.". More examples on the page.