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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Fire engulfed several boats around a dock early Friday in the condo canyon of Sunny Isles Beach.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is engulfing much of the eastern and central United States and will last through the week.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 June 2025
One patient's room on the hospital's ground floor was already fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene, according to the statement, while several people in the rooms above were unable to leave and called for help from their windows.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 June 2025
At least 2,400 Americans were killed and images of the massive USS Arizona destroyer, engulfed in flames and billowing black smoke, represent one of the nation’s most humiliating military failures.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is engulfing much of the eastern and central United States and will last through the week.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 June 2025
One patient's room on the hospital's ground floor was already fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene, according to the statement, while several people in the rooms above were unable to leave and called for help from their windows.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 June 2025
At least 2,400 Americans were killed and images of the massive USS Arizona destroyer, engulfed in flames and billowing black smoke, represent one of the nation’s most humiliating military failures.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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