Water is engulfing that island little by little every year.
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Engulfing
Synonyms for "engulfing" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
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Related words (13)
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
24 entriesbureaucratic engulfingconsumptiondata flooddevourdisplacementemotional overloadencirclementencroachmentenfoldengulfing atmosphereengulfing glowengulfing lightenvelopmentflame engulfinginformation overloadinvasion
Showing 16 of 24 words.
Collocations
9 entriesengulfing crowdengulfing darknessengulfing fireengulfing flamesengulfing lightengulfing smokeengulfing stormengulfing waveengulfing waves
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
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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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