deluge
🇺🇸
/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
noun
R
A lot of water quickly covering an area or a heavy rain.
After the storm, the streets were covered in a deluge.
R
A big amount of things happening or coming at the same time.
We received a deluge of emails after the advertisement went live.
verb
R
To receive or send out a big amount of things at once.
Her inbox was deluged with fan messages.
R
To cover a place with a lot of water very quickly.
The riverbank was deluged after the heavy rain.
translation
A lot of water quickly covering an area or a heavy rain.; A big amount of things happening or coming at the same time.
To receive or send out a big amount of things at once.; To cover a place with a lot of water very quickly.
Word Forms
3rd Present
deluges
Progressive
deluging
Past
deluged
Perfect
deluged
Plural
deluges