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
"Lay back, float and that involves submerging your ears and trying to breathe normally," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Or consider the Moche, leaders of a military state that overran much of the northern coast, submerging the identities of its victims in its own.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
