engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Synonyms
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
Recent Examples on the Web
Since the turn of the 20th century, the area has been engulfed in rice fields.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr. 2024
Even at a time when swelling demonstrations have engulfed campuses across the nation, USC stands out.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Fervent fans soon became engulfed in rabid hunts for clues and debates aimed at decoding the songs’ levels of authenticity.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Noise has come to mean an engulfing barrage of data—less an event than a condition.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Denmark’s 400-year-old stock exchange has been engulfed by fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The stream showed him being engulfed by flames, the man told reporters.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The Old Stock Exchange, located in the heart of downtown Copenhagen next to the Danish Parliament building, became engulfed by fire early Tuesday morning as the building's iconic spire collapsed due to the flames.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr. 2024
Even at a time when swelling demonstrations have engulfed campuses across the nation, USC stands out.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Fervent fans soon became engulfed in rabid hunts for clues and debates aimed at decoding the songs’ levels of authenticity.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Noise has come to mean an engulfing barrage of data—less an event than a condition.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Denmark’s 400-year-old stock exchange has been engulfed by fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The stream showed him being engulfed by flames, the man told reporters.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The Old Stock Exchange, located in the heart of downtown Copenhagen next to the Danish Parliament building, became engulfed by fire early Tuesday morning as the building's iconic spire collapsed due to the flames.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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