verb
- to swallow up or engulf completely; to surround or enclose as if in a gulf
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'begulf'; literary or archaic usage
Examples
- The massive wave begulfs the small boat in seconds.
- Darkness begulfs the forest as the sun sets.
- The fog begulfs the entire valley by morning.
- Sorrow begulfs his heart after hearing the news.
- The expanding empire begulfs neighboring territories.