swamping

swamp

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swomp]
- /swɒmp/
- /swɒmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swomp]
- /swɒmp/

Definitions of swamping word

noun swamping a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation. 1
verb with object swamping to flood or drench with water or the like. 1
verb with object swamping Nautical. to sink or fill (a boat) with water. 1
verb with object swamping to plunge or cause to sink in or as if in a swamp. 1
verb with object swamping to overwhelm, especially to overwhelm with an excess of something: He swamped us with work. 1
verb with object swamping to render helpless. 1

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Origin of swamping

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; < Dutch zwamp creek, fen; akin to sump and to Middle Low German swamp, Old Norse svǫppr sponge

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Parts of speech for Swamping

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swamping

swamping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swamping usage trend in Literature

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