flooding

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʌdɪŋ/

flooding

1. present participle of flood

flooding (plural floodings)

1. An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
   • Mark Twain

     And by the same token it was plain that there had also been a hundred and seventy-five floodings of the earth and depositings of limestone strata!

2. (psychology, figuratively) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.