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verb Download 🔗Share To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming. Examples : "The construction crew is ponding the rainwater to create a temporary water source for mixing cement. " environment geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form a pond; to pool. Examples : "After the heavy rain, water was ponding in the low spots of the parking lot. " environment nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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