suffusing

verb

present participle of suffuse
1
as in infusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop

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2
as in penetrating
to spread throughout a living room suffused with warm sunlight

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Recent Examples of suffusing The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative. — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffusing
  1. infusing
  2. penetrating
  3. imbuing
  4. pervading
  5. filling
  6. permeating
  7. investing
  8. flooding
Verb
  • Those perfectly pungent elements rip through the savory pastrami perfectly, infusing every bite with a slightly prickly tang.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One part of that plan was infusing the roster with veteran leaders, something that was lacking last year.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of infusing
Verb
  • Ukraine has spent years using its drone arsenal to great effect, both in its wartime front with Russian forces and in penetrating deep into Russian territory for daring aerial attacks on fuel and commercial infrastructure.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The brand's proprietary whitening system is designed to lift surface stains without penetrating enamel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of penetrating
Verb
  • And here’s where all the flash-forward business this season finally comes into thematic focus, imbuing the scene with an Old-Testament style foreboding.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This is a vivid portrait of an icon of New Queer Cinema that tends to the key biographical facts of his life while imbuing it with personal urgency that comes from Rollason’s deep affinity.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of imbuing
Verb
  • The pervading myth goes that Henry was knowingly tricked into marrying Anne of Cleves by her falsely beguiling thirst trap of a portrait.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On summer days, the sun would unexpectedly become obscured by clouds and a pervading darkness.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pervading
Verb
  • Local rinks are filling back up, the Sabres’ rookie camp opens in just over a week and in roughly two weeks the team’s veterans will begin training camp for the 2026-27 season.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Magazines and newspapers have spent much of the past few years filling column inches with concerns about the manhood of young Americans.
    — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • This isn’t the first time that Shakira has spoken out about the ongoing fear permeating the Latino community over the last couple of years.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While strong, permeating odors may need more intensive remediation, vinegar can still refresh the space.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of permeating
Verb
  • The Cardinals aren’t exactly committed to Beck as their quarterback of the future, but investing the first pick of the third round to get him isn’t nothing.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pratt & Whitney is investing $25 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Niepołomice, Poland, to boost production of components for commercial and military aircraft engines.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of investing
Verb
  • Morgan Creek and Cove Creek will be particularly subject to flooding this morning.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) estimates that 300,000 to 500,000 people died, most from the surge flooding coastal islands and tidal flats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooding

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“Suffusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffusing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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