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delugea severe flood; a heavy rainfall

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a severe flood; a heavy rainfall

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdeljuːdʒ/

Korean meaning: 대홍수; 폭우

Korean pronunciation: **델**류지

Example Sentences

  • After posting the free pizza offer, the restaurant was deluged with hungry customers.
  • The celebrity's Instagram was deluged with marriage proposals after the breakup news.
  • The climate change has caused more frequent deluges in coastal areas.

deluge

NOUN

//ˈdeljuːdʒ//

a severe flood; a heavy rainfall

deluge concept
💡 Concept

A neighborhood suffers from a deluge that floods the streets

deluge mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Del points at HUGE flood - deluge destroys everything below!

deluge rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Escape the huge deluge, find refuge!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdeljuːdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootluv

Origin

From Latin 'diluvium' meaning 'flood' or 'deluge', derived from 'diluere' (to wash away), combining 'di-' (apart) and 'luere' (to wash).

🎵Rhyme

hugerougerefuge
huge
rouge
refuge

🔗Collocations

deluge of emails
deluge of criticism
deluge of rain
biblical deluge
deluge someone with
after the deluge

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After posting the free pizza offer, the restaurant was deluged with hungry customers.

😄 Fun example

The celebrity's Instagram was deluged with marriage proposals after the breakup news.

The climate change has caused more frequent deluges in coastal areas.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother deluges me with food every time I visit her house.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

floodinundationtorrentdownpouroverflow

Antonyms

droughttrickleshortage

Related

tsunamimonsooncascadeoverwhelminundate

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