deluge

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛl.jud͡ʒ/ or /ˈdɛ.lud͡ʒ/ or /ˈdi.lud͡ʒ/ or /dəˈlud͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular deluge

Plural deluges

1. (countable) A deluge is a severe flood or rain.

Verb

Plain form deluge

Third-person singular deluges

Past tense deluged

Past participle deluged

Present participle deluging

1. (transitive) If you deluge something, you flood it with water.