ingulf

American  

[in-guhlf] / ɪnˈgʌlf /

verb (used with object)

1. a variant of engulf.

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ingulf British  

/ ɪnˈɡʌlf /

verb

1. a variant spelling of engulf

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Other Word Forms

• ingulfment noun

Example Sentences

His officers trembled at every step he took, for fear that some of the secret pits should ingulf him.

From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane

O terrible condition! that black and boundless sea resembles the eternal night which will ingulf us!

From Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. by Maxwell, Patrick

He dared not hope, and yet shrunk from the thought that he must not, knowing what lethargy must else ingulf his soul.

From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Hough, Emerson

Water should wet the foot, should ingulf him who would tread its surface.

From Miracles of Our Lord by MacDonald, George

Whirlpools turned her skiff round and round like a feather, and yawning gulfs threatened each moment to ingulf her.

From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt