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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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Videos circulating on Chinese social media showed gray and orange smoke billowing upwards, engulfing buildings in an industrial park.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Sudan has also been engulfed by what the United Nations says is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, and disease outbreaks, famine and atrocities have mounted as the African country entered its third year of war.
—Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
In Daddy’s Home, Wright depicts a scene that is both intimate and exuberant - a father returning from a business trip, instantly engulfed in the joy of his children.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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