Flooding vs. Ponding

Floodingverb

present participle of flood

Floodingnoun

An act of flooding; a flood or gush.

Floodingnoun

Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.

Floodingnoun

The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess.

Floodingnoun

An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus.

Floodingnoun

a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them

Floodingadjective

overfull with water;

Pondingnoun

The excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying.

Pondingnoun

The accumulation of water on a flat roof, potentially leading to leakage.

Ponding

Ponding is the (typically) unwanted pooling of water, typically on a flat roof or roadway. Ponding water accelerates the deterioration of many materials, including seam adhesives in single-ply roof systems, steel equipment supports, and particularly roofing asphalt.