The excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying.(noun)
Present participle of pond.(verb)
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Use "ponding" in a sentence
"On a flat roof like this, they have what's called ponding, and you can see this is evidence where its standing water after a rain will accumulate and that's what leaks."
"The heavy rain was "ponding" in that area of North Main in El Dorado, he said."
"The most important issue to remember is that with only about 16 inches of rain a year -- there is much opportunity for any "ponding" to last very long, if it occurs at all."