noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of flood (II)
1. : a filling or becoming full with or as if with some fluid especially to excess
2. : something produced by flooding: as
a. : a concentration at the surface of a paint film of one of the ingredients of the pigment portion giving rise to a uniform change of color of the surface — compare floating
b. : a coating (as of an adhesive) applied by flooding