deluge

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

(transitive) To flood with water. / (transitive) To overwhelm.

Japanese Meaning

水をかけて氾濫させる / 圧倒する、打ちのめす

After days of torrential rain, the overflowing river threatened to deluge the agricultural fields and nearby homes.

数日にわたる豪雨の後、あふれた川が農地や近隣の家屋を浸水させる恐れがあった。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To flood with water.

Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To overwhelm.

After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.

deluges

（ present singular third-person ）

deluging

（ participle present ）

deluged

（ participle past ）

deluged

（ past ）