ingulfing
/ɪnˈɡʌlfɪŋ/
verb
- The act of swallowing or overwhelming something completely, as if by a large body of water or fire.
- The rising tide was ingulfing the entire beach, forcing everyone to move inland.
- She watched the waves ingulfing the sandcastle she had just built.
- The flames were ingulfing the old barn before the firefighters could arrive.
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