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Noun

IPA /ˈdeljuːdʒ/

A large number of things arriving or happening at once, often too many to manage.

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Her birthday post brought a deluge of cheerful messages.

Verb

IPA /bɪˈsiːdʒ/

To overwhelm someone or an organisation with too many requests, questions or messages.

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After she advertised the free sofa, she was besieged with messages.

Verb

IPA /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/

To send or give someone so many requests, messages or tasks that they struggle to deal with them all.

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Relatives inundated us with messages when the baby arrived.

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