engulfs

verb

present tense third-person singular of engulf
as in overwhelms
to cover with a flood high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engulfs
  1. overwhelms
  2. floods
  3. drowns
  4. submerges
Verb
  • Furniture that is too large for a room overwhelms it; ensure your furniture is appropriate for your room size and the other pieces in that room.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • The visual storytelling is matched by clear, engaging prose that never overwhelms the images.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of overwhelms
Verb
  • This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of floods
Verb
  • Most of the peril comes with dangerous ship-wrecking moments, including one that implies the death of Moana's relative, while our heroine herself almost drowns on her first voyage from land.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • The show involved bizarre, absurdist comedy premises — in one episode, a man drowns in a bowl of Mary’s chicken soup — and satirized the effects of consumerism on the American housewife.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of drowns
Verb
  • Heat schmaltz in a large pot to 325 F, ensuring the fat fully submerges the chicken.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • Reviews have been positive for the thriller, which follows several residents of a small South Carolina town after a freak storm submerges the streets in enough water for marine predators to move in looking for snacks.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of submerges
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