What part of speech is engulfing?

Engulfing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. engulfing is a verb, gerund of engulf (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does engulfing mean?

Definitions

Verb

engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
engulf - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

Examples of engulfing

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1. verb Water is engulfing that island little by little every year.
2. verb 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."
3. verb Engulfing the entire burger in one bite was no small challenge.
4. verb The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
5. verb The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
Sentence  
verb
Water is engulfing that island little by little every year.
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."
Engulfing the entire burger in one bite was no small challenge.
The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.

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