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How to pronounce swamp in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms swampland
Type of wetland
Has types slough
Derivation swampy
Type Words
Synonyms deluge, flood, inundate
Type of fill, make full, fill up
Type Words
Synonyms drench
Type of flood


The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor.
Type Words
Type of situation


he was trapped in a medical swamp.

Examples of swamp

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I believe Caylee died by accident, However, Caylee should not end up in a swamp.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Neal is at his best playing greasy Louisiana swamp rock with soulful flourishes.
From the suntimes.com
Leave it to Essie, would any normal mother drag a baby through a tropical swamp?
From the theatlantic.com
The whales are huge, and yet so gentle, we never fear they might swamp our boat.
From the ocregister.com
The Centennial Trail covers two miles of maritime forest, dune swales and swamp.
From the al.com
Fast growing, short-lived tupelos now dominate the Delta's cypress-tupelo swamp.
From the al.com
The only escape was across three-quarters of a mile of swamp to a railway track.
From the time.com
They do, however, swamp and dilute the effect of functional myostatin molecules.
From the economist.com
You must be a great believer in pulling oneself out of a swamp by your own hand.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
  • Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
  • Deluge: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
  • A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"
  • A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a big number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. ...
  • Swamp is a comic strip created by Australian Gary Clark. It was first published in 1981. According to Clark, the inspiration and model for this strip was the creeks and lagoons in a bushy suburban Brisbane where he grew up in the 1960s. ...
  • The Balham Alligators came together by chance at a London pub in 1983. The original line-up comprising of Geraint Watkins, Robin McKidd, Kieran O'Connor, Arthur Kitchener and Gary Rickard.
  • (Swamped) The following is an episode list for the Kids' WB animated television series The Batman, starring the titular character. The series premiered on September 11, 2004, and ended on March 8, 2008. ...
  • (Swamped (song)) "Swamped" is a song by Lacuna Coil, released as the second single from their third album Comalies. The song features a powerful male and female vocal track, heavy guitar-playing and orchestral string backing. ...