Verb
besiege
IPA /bɪˈsiːdʒ/
To overwhelm someone or an organisation with too many requests, questions or messages.
See example sentence: besiege
After she advertised the free sofa, she was besieged with messages.
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inundate
IPA /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/
To send or give someone so many requests, messages or tasks that they struggle to deal with them all.
See example sentence: inundate
Relatives inundated us with messages when the baby arrived.
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