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
Certain actions, such as submerging the ball in water or exposing it to high heat, are prohibited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
The Sutlej River had overflowed, submerging homes and washing away the walls that were meant to protect them.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Darkness poured out, submerging the ways between the trees tin they were dim and strange as the bottom of the sea.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
