submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
submerging
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present participleof submerge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In 2022, a 30-metre-high garbage heap at a landfill in West Java's Cipayung triggered a landslide that entered a river, submerging a bridge to the neighbouring village.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
But it quickly caught fire on social media, where users have posted videos of themselves drinking a whole cup or submerging entire burritos in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
It reminded me of being at home, submerging my head under bathwater and hearing the pinging in the pipes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
