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to flood back
[phrase form: flood]
01
to have strong memories or emotions from the past come back suddenly and vividly
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
back
Base verb
flood
Present tense
flood back
3rd person singular
floods back
Present participle
flooding back
Past simple
flooded back
Past participle
flooded back
Examples
When she visited her childhood home, memories of her youth flooded back.
02
to return in large numbers or with force, often in a sudden and overwhelming manner
Examples
With the ceasefire in place, residents started to flood back to their war-torn town.
