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submersing

verb

present participle of submerse
1
as in flooding
to cover with a flood a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days

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2
as in dipping
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submersing
  1. flooding
  2. dipping
  3. engulfing
  4. immersing
  5. submerging
  6. drowning
  7. overwhelming
Verb
  • This work should not be about flooding the internet with AI slop.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One rumor had terrorists flooding the island of Manhattan, leaving no exit.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • Tuesday morning will be comfortably cool, with many spots away from the city dipping into the 50s by sunrise.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Most are on elliptical trajectories, dipping closer in and then sweeping farther out over their orbits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dipping
Verb
  • Yvette opens the door to Pizza City’s lone toilet, engulfing them in a bouquet of Pine-Sol and damp cinderblock and the earthier smell of the small weedy lot where the bathroom’s rear wall ought to be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Footage from that border area captured Wednesday showed a furious wave of material engulfing a multistory border facility known as the Gyirong Port Immigration Office.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of engulfing
Verb
  • Our formula is based on the universal pleasure of solving a mystery, immersing oneself in an adventure, identifying with inspiring characters, and sharing that sense of liberation so characteristic of adolescence.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Short-term corrosion testing involved immersing the lattice in natural seawater from Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of immersing
Verb
  • By submerging coal in a variety of fluids, Franklin was able to measure the typical size of its holes, as well as the amount of variation.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Stir in the basil, if using, submerging the leaves to prevent browning, then drop in the Thai chilies (if using).
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of submerging
Verb
  • Across Argentina, young borrowers like 20-year-old law student Martín Taborda are drowning in small loans that ballooned into unpayable debts, forcing them to abandon studies and basic expenses.
    — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After decades of decline, the rate of drowning deaths among children has risen significantly in recent years, doctors recently warned.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of drowning
Verb
  • By the end, the clasp, which incorporates a personal poem, looms large in comparison, representing the virus overwhelming the community.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Adversaries may soon be able to fly drones in coordinated swarms using AI, effectively overwhelming any defenses.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelming
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“Submersing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submersing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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