engulf
verb (used with object)
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge.
engulfs
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present tense formof engulf (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Cinematographer David Bolen engulfs us in all the ick of the original show with neither commercial breaks nor catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Scaffolding engulfs the inside of the giant multi-billion-dollar structure, rising all the way up to the 100-metre-high ceiling.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
By soon, they mean any time before the sun engulfs us all, which will happen sometime in the next five billion years.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
The smoke from the farm fires engulfs Delhi every winter and hangs low in the atmosphere as wind speeds reduce during winter months.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
A senior chief petty officer named Angel Torres remembered, “All of the sudden, this big cloud engulfs us. It wasn’t white smoke. It was like something I’d never seen before.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
