SUBMERGING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

submerging

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present participle of submerge

as in flooding

to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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as in dipping

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel

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as in stifling

to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerging Blanched Blanching, which involves boiling the food first and then submerging it in cold water, is another healthy method of cooking spinach. —

Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026 Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion. —

Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026 Place the showerhead in the bag, submerging it in the bubbling mixture, and securing the bag with a rubber band around the neck of the showerhead. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026 Heavy rain began on Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground. —

ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026 The heavy rain began Friday and continued overnight, submerging vehicles and forcing motorists in some areas to wade through hip-high water to reach higher ground. —

Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean. —

Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp. —

Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 Different watering methods like bottom watering, top watering, and submerging can help suit specific succulent needs. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026

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But bad actors have learned to weaponize that same amendment as a shield, flooding the information ecosystem with content designed to discreetly destabilize our communities.

— Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
Widespread damaging wind gusts and flooding rainfall are still to come as storms hit areas already battered by a multi-day onslaught of twisters, massive hail and historic flooding.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026