[{"word":"flooding","phonetic":"/ˈflʌdɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈflʌdɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The floor was flooded with beer."},{"definition":"To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints."},{"definition":"To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["inundate","overfill","deluge","inundate","swamp"],"antonyms":["drain"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act of flooding; a flood or gush.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flood","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flooding"]}]