gulfing

verb

present participle of gulf
as in flooding
to cover with a flood with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue

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  1. flooding
  2. engulfing
  3. overwhelming
  4. drowning
Verb
  • Digg shut down its Reddit competitor in March, citing an inability to control the volume of bots flooding the site.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Heavy rains earlier this week swamped other areas of New York as well as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, flooding streets and leading to water rescues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • Chopper 2 The fire grew to three alarms, engulfing the entire building and eventually causing the steeple to collapse.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Video shows thick black smoke engulfing the Mutiara Sentosa 2 as panicked passengers crowd the decks, some leaping overboard to escape the flames.
    — Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of engulfing
Verb
  • Could Cape Verde turn its sudden global fame into tourism that benefits the islands without overwhelming the places already under pressure?
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In a single day, some 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s tiny Ceuta enclave, overwhelming the city, leaving thousands homeless and at least 41 people dead.
    — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of overwhelming
Verb
  • If the work is technical and rigorous, make that clear without drowning it in jargon.
    — Marsha Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Their jobs require endurance and discipline, as they not only rescue swimmers who are drowning.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of drowning
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