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
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
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Medvedev Cites 'In Bruges' Movie Medvedev, in his post, cited the corruption scandal now engulfing Federica Mogherini, who previously held Kallas's foreign affairs role.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Whatever the township, the Springfield department arrived to find a barn more than half engulfed with flames through the roof, Strickland said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
The man Marty Walsh vetted for vice president is engulfed in scandal in his home state of Minnesota, where Somali immigrants are accused of a massive ripoff of the state’s social service programs to the tune of $1 billion.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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