waterlogged
3
5.2
- adjective
- /ˈwɔːtərˌlɔɡd/
:
encharcado
- The garden became waterlogged after the heavy rain, making it impossible to plant new seeds.
- a waterlogged site
- a waterlogged body
And he says no football today, pitch waterlogged.
- And he says no football today, pitch waterlogged.
Examples
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Lieutenant Scheer asks those men with waterlogged mitts to make every effort to dry them out in the sun before requesting new ones.
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She was small and compact, but the skirts of her waterlogged gown nearly doubled her weight.
Fiction book (1999) -
But, despite my tired legs and my waterlogged fingers, I say, "I'm going to sleep outside tonight."
Fiction book (1991) -
His legs were getting heavy in his waterlogged slacks, which were riding up on him.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Uh... wait," Beth said again, trying to lift one of her arms, her impossibly waterlogged and heavy arms.
Fiction book (1996) -
Corbett tries to run, but his frozen, waterlogged legs feel like pig iron.
Fiction book (1993) -
At the dock up ahead, Amanda and Eric have found a rusty, waterlogged barge that's somehow still floating.
Fiction book (2001) -
Removing his jacket, Myrmeen slipped it over her shivering, waterlogged body, then donned his leggings, boots, and the dark cap he had worn.
Fiction book (1992) -
The hikers struggled to cross the waterlogged field, where the ground was too soft and muddy to walk on.
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After weeks of rain, the farmland was waterlogged, causing the crops to rot due to the excess moisture.
Synonyms
73
1.1
Covered in mud and hard to walk on
17
1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
10
6.0
Very wet and heavy with water
8
2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
7
3.2
Dirty and covered in mud
5
1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
4
1.6
Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on
2
5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
1
1.0
A place or thing covered with liquid
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
Soft, wet ground that feels like deep mud
Covered with water after heavy rain or when a river overflows
A place covered with water after heavy rain or a flood
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waterlogged is made of water and logged, where logged suggests 'filled or blocked', like a river full of logs. So waterlogged means 'filled with water', making the ground soft and hard to walk on.