verb
- to swallow up or overwhelm completely
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘ingulf’; less common variant of ‘engulfs’
Examples
- The massive wave ingulfs the small boat.
- Darkness ingulfs the valley as the sun sets.
- Fear ingulfs him as he enters the haunted house.
- The quicksand ingulfs anything that steps on it.
- Smoke ingulfs the building during the fire.
- The fog ingulfs the entire coastline.