Engulf
verb
To surround and cover completely.
The small town was engulfed by the flood water.
Often appears as...
- engulf in fire
- engulf in water
verb
To take over completely.
My whole day was engulfed with meetings and paperwork.
Often appears as...
- engulf in work
- engulf in thought
verb
To surround and cover completely.
The small town was engulfed by the flood water.
Often appears as...
- engulf in fire
- engulf in water
verb
To take over completely.
My whole day was engulfed with meetings and paperwork.
Often appears as...
- engulf in work
- engulf in thought
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Disasters
Often used to describe overwhelming natural events, emphasizing their impact.
After the volcano erupted, the village was engulfed in lava.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Involvement
Suggests something is so encompassing, it leaves nothing outside unaffected.
The thriller was so intense, I was completely engulfed by the story.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Overwhelm
Can refer to senses being fully occupied by something, like sound or smell.
As the band played, we were engulfed by the music.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Disasters
Often used to describe overwhelming natural events, emphasizing their impact.
After the volcano erupted, the village was engulfed in lava.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Involvement
Suggests something is so encompassing, it leaves nothing outside unaffected.
The thriller was so intense, I was completely engulfed by the story.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Overwhelm
Can refer to senses being fully occupied by something, like sound or smell.
As the band played, we were engulfed by the music.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Disasters
Often used to describe overwhelming natural events, emphasizing their impact.
After the volcano erupted, the village was engulfed in lava.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Involvement
Suggests something is so encompassing, it leaves nothing outside unaffected.
The thriller was so intense, I was completely engulfed by the story.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Overwhelm
Can refer to senses being fully occupied by something, like sound or smell.
As the band played, we were engulfed by the music.
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Do schools kill...
Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken. The whole world is engulfed in a revolution. And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.
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Face-to-Face with a...
does she comes shooting right over to me and she engulfs my camera and inside her entire mouth and you know again the photographer instinct kicks in well I mean here we are we might as well shoot but you Don gave me great advice he said if you get scared you close your
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The colossal consequences...
was what is known as a supervolcano, characterized by a volume of erupted material, many times greater than that of ordinary volcanoes. And while the popular image of volcanic destruction is molten rock engulfing the surrounding land, far greater devastation is caused
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Africa’s rhyming history...
Africans engulfed in the traffic of humans as property how might a history of Congo turned out differently for my second case let's fast forward three centuries at our second search for a rhyme this time I encounter in the southeastern fortune of what is today
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The brain in love PIPE...
No wonder people suffer around the world, and we have so many crimes of passion. When you've been rejected in love, not only are you engulfed with feelings of romantic love, but you're feeling deep attachment to this individual.
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Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
height of a few feet a passing ship might not even notice but as the waves enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until at landfall they can engulf a 10-story building
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How we think complex...
Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life, specifically during the evolution of complex eukaryotic cells,
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Elephant Mating,...
And thousands are engulfed and destroyed. But the fittest survive, only to run into a protective cloud that shrouds the egg and causes some of the sperm to explode prematurely.
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
within a few hours the full force of the storm engulfs the colony the chick may be safe but as temperatures drop to -60 his mother's warmth is not enough to protect him
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Killer Cone Snails PIPE...
paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
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Do schools kill...
Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken. The whole world is engulfed in a revolution. And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
does she comes shooting right over to me and she engulfs my camera and inside her entire mouth and you know again the photographer instinct kicks in well I mean here we are we might as well shoot but you Don gave me great advice he said if you get scared you close your
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
was what is known as a supervolcano, characterized by a volume of erupted material, many times greater than that of ordinary volcanoes. And while the popular image of volcanic destruction is molten rock engulfing the surrounding land, far greater devastation is caused
Video examples
Africa’s rhyming history...
Africans engulfed in the traffic of humans as property how might a history of Congo turned out differently for my second case let's fast forward three centuries at our second search for a rhyme this time I encounter in the southeastern fortune of what is today
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
No wonder people suffer around the world, and we have so many crimes of passion. When you've been rejected in love, not only are you engulfed with feelings of romantic love, but you're feeling deep attachment to this individual.
Video examples
Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
height of a few feet a passing ship might not even notice but as the waves enter shallow waters friction with the ocean floor lowers the wave speed and raises their height until at landfall they can engulf a 10-story building
Video examples
How we think complex...
Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life, specifically during the evolution of complex eukaryotic cells,
Video examples
Elephant Mating,...
And thousands are engulfed and destroyed. But the fittest survive, only to run into a protective cloud that shrouds the egg and causes some of the sperm to explode prematurely.
Video examples
Baby Penguin Must Find...
within a few hours the full force of the storm engulfs the colony the chick may be safe but as temperatures drop to -60 his mother's warmth is not enough to protect him
Video examples
Killer Cone Snails PIPE...
paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
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Rosalynn Carter
American First Lady
Aside from doing everything possible to provide programs for people who are seriously ill, I want to do everything humanly possible to help create a more caring society so that we can begin to counter the painful loneliness and sense of helplessness which has engulfed too many of our people.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
Ideas are 10 a penny. It's the execution that's the hard thing to do. House is standing up against a tide of sentiment and emotionalism over reason that threatens to engulf this world. When you think about it, a rationalist, a man of science and reason, is in a pretty lonely position.
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Jason Ritter
American Actor
I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.
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Scotty McCreery
American Musician
I wanted people to see that I really am a real person. I'm not just some guy who was on a TV show, some guy engulfed in the Hollywood life. I'm just a normal guy when it comes down to it.
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Amy Winehouse
English Musician
I really thought I was on the way out. My husband Blake saved my life. Often I don't know what I do, then the next day the memory returns. And then I am engulfed in shame.
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John 5
American Musician
I'm playing all the time. It's a gift, and I'm so happy for that gift. It's really engulfed my life in a good way. I make time.
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Urmila Matondkar
Indian Actress
To me, sex appeal means that when an actress is on the screen, she just engulfs the whole screen.
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Nuno Bettencourt
Portuguese Musician
When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.
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Tre Cool
American Musician
A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.
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John Dos Passos
American Novelist
People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.
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Rosalynn Carter
American First Lady
Aside from doing everything possible to provide programs for people who are seriously ill, I want to do everything humanly possible to help create a more caring society so that we can begin to counter the painful loneliness and sense of helplessness which has engulfed too many of our people.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
Ideas are 10 a penny. It's the execution that's the hard thing to do. House is standing up against a tide of sentiment and emotionalism over reason that threatens to engulf this world. When you think about it, a rationalist, a man of science and reason, is in a pretty lonely position.
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Jason Ritter
American Actor
I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.
Quote examples
Scotty McCreery
American Musician
I wanted people to see that I really am a real person. I'm not just some guy who was on a TV show, some guy engulfed in the Hollywood life. I'm just a normal guy when it comes down to it.
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Amy Winehouse
English Musician
I really thought I was on the way out. My husband Blake saved my life. Often I don't know what I do, then the next day the memory returns. And then I am engulfed in shame.
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John 5
American Musician
I'm playing all the time. It's a gift, and I'm so happy for that gift. It's really engulfed my life in a good way. I make time.
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Urmila Matondkar
Indian Actress
To me, sex appeal means that when an actress is on the screen, she just engulfs the whole screen.
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Nuno Bettencourt
Portuguese Musician
When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.
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Tre Cool
American Musician
A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.
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John Dos Passos
American Novelist
People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.
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