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engulf
[en-guhlf]
verb (used with object)
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge.
The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
Synonyms: , , , ,to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf.
He engulfed himself in his studies.
engulf
/ ɪˈɡʌ /
verb
to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up
(often passive) to overwhelm
engulfed by debts
Other 51Թ Forms
- engulfment noun
- ˈܱڳԳ noun
Example Sentences
Afterward, when I confessed how panicked I had felt, Nielson said it happens to a lot of people the first time they are engulfed in smoke.
Dark, dense clouds of smoke had engulfed the room.
After twenty minutes, the house was engulfed in an inferno before the frame gave way, collapsing into a smoking heap of charred debris.
Weiss in short order is engulfed by Spears’ world until it becomes his organizing principle.
In 2022, the party became engulfed by claims of a toxic culture, culminating in a report by Evans that said it had tolerated "too many instances of bad behaviour".
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