ENGULF


Meaning of ENGULF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪngʌlf ]

( engulfs, engulfing, engulfed)

1.

If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way.

A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats...

The flat is engulfed in flames.

VERB : V n , V n

2.

If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it.

...the pain that engulfed him...

VERB : V n

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