inundating in English

verb

1

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

we've been inundated with complaints from listeners

synonyms: overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down, swamp, besiege, snow under, bombard, glut

2

flood.

the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise

synonyms: flood, deluge, overrun, swamp, drown, submerge, engulf

verb

flood, deluge, overrun, swamp, drown, submerge, engulf
overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down, swamp, besiege, snow under, bombard, glut
flood, deluge, swamp
deluge, submerge

Use "inundating" in a sentence

1. Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard.

2. The bomb squad took the device to the basement and disarmed it by inundating it with a water cannon.

3. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 generated a w ve of violence inundating those who persisted in helping slaves to gain freedom.

4. With warming weather, the Himalayan snow will melt and torrential waters will flow down from the north, inundating the flat alluvial plain

5. With warming weather, the Himalayan snow will melt and torrential waters will flow down from the north, inundating the flat alluvial plain.