silting

verb

present participle of silt
as in flooding

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  1. flooding
  2. filling
  3. inundating
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  • News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Bailey Allen After the fireworks ended there was a mass exodus of guests leaving the Esplanade and flooding the streets of downtown Boston.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of flooding
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  • Soccer fans have already been filling seats at new businesses like El Tesoro, the Irish Exit, Glide Pizza and the immersive entertainment destination Cosm.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
    — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
Definition of filling
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  • Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • The high tides are were responsible for inundating areas that high tides don’t normally reach with ocean water 1¾ feet deep, according to the weather service.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Definition of inundating
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“Silting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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