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engulfed
UK
/ɪnˈɡʌft/
US
/ɪnˈɡʌft/
Translations
engulfed
Used attributively to describe something that has been engulfed.
The engulfed town was evacuated after the fire spread.
Охваченный огнём город эвакуировали после распространения пожара.
Additional translations
engulfed
Past Simple
engulfed
Past Simple
engulfed
Past Participle
engulfing
Gerund
UK
/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
US
/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
Darkness began to engulf the city as the sun set.
Темнота начала окутывать город, когда солнце село.
The flames began to engulf the entire building.
Пламя начало поглощать всё здание.
Fear can engulf a person in moments of crisis.
Страх может захлестнуть человека в моменты кризиса.
Panic engulfed the crowd at once.
Паника мгновенно охватила толпу.
Definitions
The engulfed village lay buried beneath the lava.
The flames quickly engulfed the entire building, leaving nothing but ashes.
The valley was engulfed by the rising floodwaters after the heavy rains.
She was engulfed by a profound sense of guilt after the argument.