Word: engulf

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Synonyms: engulf

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: engulf

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spanish
Translations:
tragar
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german
Translations:
verschlingen
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french
Translations:
dévorer, avaler, absorber, engloutir, submersion, engouffrer
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italian
Translations:
inghiottire
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dutch
Translations:
binnenkrijgen, inslikken, innemen
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russian
Translations:
засосать, поглощать, засыпать
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swedish
Translations:
sluka
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finnish
Translations:
hotkaista, peittää, syventyä, uppoutua, nielaista
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czech
Translations:
pohltit, polknout
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polish
Translations:
przytłoczyć, ogarniać, pochłaniać, porywać
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turkish
Translations:
yutmak
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greek
Translations:
καταποντίζω, τυλίγω
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ukrainian
Translations:
поглиньте, засипати, поглинати, засинати
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estonian
Translations:
kugistama
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croatian
Translations:
gutati, obuzimati

The meaning and "use of": engulf

verb
  • (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely. - the cafe was engulfed in flames

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