what does engulfed mean?
ENGULFED as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- completely enclosed or swallowed up
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a house engulfed in flames
- the fog-enveloped cliffs
- a view swallowed by night
Similar To
- Meaning
- rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a desk flooded with applications
- felt inundated with work
- too much overcome to notice
- a man engulfed by fear
- swamped by work
Similar To
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.