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swampy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɒmpi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swom′pē)

Inflections of 'swampy' (adj):
swampier
adj comparative
swampiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swamp•y  (swom′pē),USA pronunciation adj., swamp•i•er, swamp•i•est. 
  1. of the nature of, resembling, or abounding in swamps.
  2. Ecologyfound in swamps.
  • swamp + -y1 1640–50
swamp′i•ness, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
swamp /swɑmp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Ecologyan area of wet, spongy land.

v. 
  1. [~ + object] to flood or drench, esp. with water.
  2. Nautical, Naval Terms(of a boat) to (cause to) sink or be filled with water: [no object]The little boat was in danger of swamping.[~ + object]The next huge wave swamped the boat.
  3. to overwhelm:[~ + object]I was swamped with work.
swamp•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swamp  (swomp),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ecologya tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.

v.t. 
  1. to flood or drench with water or the like.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsto sink or fill (a boat) with water.
  3. to plunge or cause to sink in or as if in a swamp.
  4. to overwhelm, esp. to overwhelm with an excess of something:He swamped us with work.
  5. to render helpless.
  6. to remove trees and underbrush from (a specific area), esp. to make or cleave a trail (often fol. by out).
  7. Agriculture, Buildingto trim (felled trees) into logs, as at a logging camp or sawmill.

v.i. 
  1. Naval Termsto fill with water and sink, as a boat.
  2. to sink or be stuck in a swamp or something likened to a swamp.
  3. to be plunged into or overwhelmed with something, esp. something that keeps one busy, worried, etc.
  • Dutch zwamp creek, fen; akin to sump and to Middle Low German swamp, Old Norse svǫppr sponge
  • 1615–25
swamp′ish, adj. 

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