silting

verb

Definition of siltingnext
present participle of silt
as in flooding

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  1. flooding
  2. filling
  3. inundating
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  • If anxiety still comes flooding back at night, Brown recommends keeping a journal by your bed to jot down a quick note or reminder about whatever is troubling you.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Is flooding possible as thaw, rain comes next week?
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • Reviewers love the convenience (meals last for seven days after delivery) and filling ingredients.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Only a Democrat can be selected for the position, since the county charter states the person filling a vacancy must be of the same political party as the person leaving.
    Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of filling
Verb
  • Coastal flood impacts are expected to coincide with high tide Monday morning, potentially inundating roads and parking lots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The biofuel, which can also power regular cars after a simple retrofit, is made with manure from Barbados Blackbelly sheep; wastewater from rum production; and sargassum, a seaweed that has been inundating Caribbean shores, causing harm both to the ecosystem and the economy.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of inundating
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Thesaurus Entries Near silting

silted

silting

silts

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“Silting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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