engulf
verb (used with object)
Origin of engulf
Synonyms for engulf
Related Words for engulfing
plunge, inundate, consume, flood, overwhelm, envelop, swamp, submerge, encompass, bury, overrun, immerse, deluge, imbibe, engross, drown, overflow, whelmExamples from the Web for engulfing
Contemporary Examples of engulfing
This sad drama has been compounded by an engulfing fog of speculation, frequently reaching a tone of hysteria.
A sprint from the alley to the east into the greenbelt and the engulfing woods.
One came close, as the wind suddenly shifted, to engulfing an Arab house.
Kremlin-approved media coverage of Moscow's subway bombings is engulfing the city in paranoia.
The culture of tabs and paps was as nothing compared to the engulfing negative zone it has become.
Historical Examples of engulfing
On the verandah the gliding figures were engulfing Franklin; he had fallen.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
The impulse returned to flee, to vanish in the engulfing wild of the mountains.
Mountain BloodJoseph Hergesheimer
The seas were engulfing the ship so that the officers could not see the waterspout at all.
The Battleship Boys in Foreign ServiceFrank Gee Patchin
Then it was that Eppie had been swept away by the engulfing relative.
The Shadow of LifeAnne Douglas Sedgwick
His pupils dilated in the attempt to pierce the engulfing darkness.
A Family of NoblemenMikhal Saltykov