Engulfing

Synonyms for "engulfing" (73 found)

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Water is engulfing that island little by little every year.

Source: tatoeba (6166054)

Then first with eager joy / "O Goddess-born," the bold Achates cries, / "how now? What purpose doth thy mind devise? / Lo! all are safe – ships, comrades brought again; / one only fails us, who before our eyes / sank in the midst of the engulfing main. / All else confirms the tale thy mother told thee plain."

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Engulfing the entire burger in one bite was no small challenge.

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The entire region is devolving into a war that's engulfing more and more nations.

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