engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
In 2011, just before a tsunami engulfed the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the Swiss parliament had discussed discontinuing the 1963 shelter mandate.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article One person was displaced following a fire in Groton early Thursday that engulfed a home in flames and required mutual aid from numerous area fire departments.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
In 2011, just before a tsunami engulfed the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the Swiss parliament had discussed discontinuing the 1963 shelter mandate.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article One person was displaced following a fire in Groton early Thursday that engulfed a home in flames and required mutual aid from numerous area fire departments.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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