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Bursting vs Flooded - What's the difference?

bursting | flooded |

As adjectives the difference between bursting and flooded

is that bursting is very eager (to do something) while flooded is filled with water from rain or rivers.

As verbs the difference between bursting and flooded

is that bursting is present participle of lang=en while flooded is past tense of flood.

As a noun bursting

is the act by which something bursts.

bursting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very eager (to do something).
  • I was bursting to tell him the secret.
  • Urgently needing to urinate.
  • Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting .
    The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.

    Synonyms

    * busting

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something bursts.
  • the burstings of balloons

    flooded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with water from rain or rivers.
  • Filled with too much fluid.
  • (Hence): Overwhelmed with too much of something.
  • Our phones were flooded with calls after the controversial broadcast.

    Derived terms

    *flooded gum

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flood)