The Collaborative International Dictionary
Engulf \En*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engulfing.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. Ingulf.] To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
It quite engulfs all human thought.
--Young.
Syn: See Absorb.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of engulf English)
Usage examples of "engulfing".
Mud foamed turbulently at the crest while mires and pools avalanched down the sides, engulfing the frenzied herds of kolfrans and ferrangs.
Viciousness replaced finesse, engulfing the injured assassin in a frenzy of hatred.
The magnificent gem flared to inner life and loosed a concentrated beam of purple light, striking K'yorl's attendant, an unremarkable male, and engulfing him in a series of cascading, crackling arcs of purple-glowing energy.
Indeed, those fires engulfing the duo became a weapon, an extension of Regweld's fury when the wizard leaped Puddlejumper nearly a dozen yards, to land at the feet of two towering minotaurs.
Red and green flames became white hot and leaped out from the wizard's torso, engulfing the towering brutes.
Harkle aimed it at the water and the bolt blasted in, spreading wide in a circular pattern, engulfing many monsters.
He uttered another word, and a gout of flame burst forth, engulfing the surprised woman's head.
What had in all likelihood begun in the plaza outside of House Melarn had quickly spread, engulfing the citizens and visitors all across the city, on every level.
Even the noise of the occasional traffic was swallowed by the engulfing stillness and greenness.
It was simple enough, shutting down the safeguards in the main drive’s antimatter-confinement chambers, engulfing nearby space with a nova-blast of light and hard radiation.
An unblemished radiation nimbus expanded outwards at a quarter of the speed of light, engulfing starships, combat wasps, submunitions, and observation satellites with complete dispassion.
Once he was propped up against a table leg, he reached out and caressed the ice which was engulfing a chair, fingers stroking curiously.
However, their paranoia had been quenched amid the flames and death engulfing the tower’s penthouse.
With rioters engulfing the heart of downtown Madison, John Andrews had not appreciated Simon's flat refusal to send in the Bolo.
Most of the cameras swung to follow the abrupt wave of violence engulfing the edges of the park, but a couple of them, doubtless security cameras installed in police vehicles, continued to show the stage.