completely enclosed or swallowed up
Used in a Sentence
engulfed
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for engulfed.
Editorial note
Nice jab with (what seems to be) an allusion to the New Jersey bridge-closing scandal that engulfed Gov.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
completely enclosed or swallowed up
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of engulfed gathered in one view.
rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for engulfed.
adjective
completely enclosed or swallowed up
adjective
rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something
Example sentences
Nice jab with (what seems to be) an allusion to the New Jersey bridge-closing scandal that engulfed Gov.
Or getting engulfed by a purple worm and subsequently regurgitated onto a cockatrice corpse laying on the ground, petrifying you.
When people are so engulfed in what they are creating they forget how much of it other people don't know.
It's amazing how the solution just appears when your mind isn't engulfed in the problem.
It is not known if Earth would be engulfed or not, but presumably Mars will be safer longer and might possibly survive.
Launch pad explosions with a full load of fuel and oxidizer are huge and would have engulfed the whole ship in flames.
Here in SE Asia you're hard pressed to find a cafe or restaurant that isn't completely engulfed in cigarette smoke during business hours.
No it happens, so friends car was overheating, opened up the bonnet to see flames, car was engulfed within 7 minutes of stopping the car.
How about a stately, classic bank building engulfed in flames.
If I sell you a harmless marshmallow heated to 10000°C and when you bite into it your face is engulfed in flames, who is being negligent?
Within tens of minutes, everything within approximately five to seven miles of Midtown Manhattan would be engulfed by a gigantic firestorm Furthermore: The fire would extinguish all life and destroy almost everything else.
Eventually, I start to feel as if the thoughts are drifting into a dream, as I start to feel engulfed in my thoughts rather than just observing them unfold.
Quote examples
Then the place got engulfed by this insane fad for "performance reviews", which is idiotic on its face for a number of reasons: 1.
Meanwhile I have six children and I've been through the "PTA President" years and now as my children grow up I've found myself engulfed in all sorts of new tech.
Xi has begun to show some of the hallmarks of a personality cult, alarming those who see echoes of the hubris that engulfed Mao." I think XI has been in power long enough that it's safe to start to call out trends like this if they're apparent.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use engulfed in a sentence?
Nice jab with (what seems to be) an allusion to the New Jersey bridge-closing scandal that engulfed Gov.
What does engulfed mean?
completely enclosed or swallowed up
What part of speech is engulfed?
engulfed is commonly used as adjective.