engulf

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

(transitive) To overwhelm. / (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge. / (transitive) To cast into a gulf.

Japanese Meaning

（対象を）飲み込む、呑み込む。 / （対象を）包囲する、取り囲む。 / （対象を）覆い隠す、隠す。

A wave of guilt threatened to engulf him after the truth came out.

真実が明らかになった後、罪悪感の波が彼を圧倒しそうになった。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To overwhelm.

Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.

Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To cast into a gulf.

engulfs

（ present singular third-person ）

engulfing

（ participle present ）

engulfed

（ participle past ）

engulfed

（ past ）