flooding

present participle and gerund of floodform-ofgerundparticiple

An act of flooding; a flood or gush.countableuncountable

• The storms resulted in flooding over a large area.

Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.countablefigurativelyuncountable

A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.countableuncountable