flooding
/ˈflʌdɪŋ/ noun B1- An act of flooding; a flood or gush. · The storms resulted in flooding over a large area.
- Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
- A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.
Plural floodings
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Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
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