# swamping

Pronunciation: US say "SWAHMP-ing" /ˈswɑmpɪŋ/; UK say "SWOMP-ing" /ˈswɒmpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of swamp. — present participle and gerund of swamp
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of swamp. Use it after is or was, or as a noun for the action.
   - _Holiday orders are swamping the small bakery's two ovens._
   - _The crew spent the spring swamping a road up the hollow so the loggers could get their trucks in._

## Noun

2. An act of drenching something or filling it with water.
   - Simple: A time when something gets soaked or filled up with water.
   - _The coastal town has suffered repeated swampings from storm surges._
   - _After its second swamping of the afternoon, the dinghy was bailed out and towed ashore._

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