engulfs

Meaning of engulfs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
    the cafe was engulfed in flames
    Europe might be engulfed by war
  2. powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm.
    a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him

mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf ): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + gulf.

Information about engulfs

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of engulfs is: engulf.
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Hyphenation of engulfs

en-gulfs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • engulfs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

engulfs synonyms

Meaning flood:

inundate

Meaning cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood:

flood

Meaning overwhelm with a flood:

deluge

Meaning involve oneself deeply in a particular activity:

immerse

Meaning overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate:

swamp

Meaning cause (something) to be under water:

submerge

Meaning cover (someone or something) completely:

bury

Meaning wrap up, cover, or surround completely:

envelop

Meaning (of a feeling) affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully:

overtake

Meaning bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water:

overwhelm

Meaning spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers:

overrun

Words that rhyme with engulfs

begulfs, gulfs, ingulfs

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