engulfingn.

/ɛnˈɡʌlfɪŋ/

Etymology: < engulf v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of engulf v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > enfolding or enveloping > in a surrounding medium

absorption1597

engulfing1658

engulfment1832

1658 Whole Duty of Man (1684) ii. §4. 87 It is..the ingulfing him..in that most tormenting passion of jealousie.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 27 in Wks. (1721) II. Love..Strove her ingulfing to prolong.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. x. 195 The engulfing or burying of extant species.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

engulfingadj.

Etymology: < engulf v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: enˈgulfing.

That engulfs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring

nimminga1225

devouringa1382

swallowinga1400

whelmingc1440

consumingc1475

wide-mouthed1567

devoratory1647

consumptive1651

bloodsucking1658

involving1737

engulfing1761

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > enfolding or enveloping > in a medium

mantling1637

ingurgitating1830

enwrapping1850

engulfing1852

1761 F. Fawkes tr. Halley Elogy on Newton in Orig. Poems & Transl. 134 Waves..Now bare the dangers of th' engulphing sand.

1852 D. M. Moir Thomson's Birth-pl. iv, in Wks. I. 213 The rapturous lark..less and less visible..'mid heaven's engulfing blue.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 304 The list of myths of engulphing monsters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	engulfing
释义	engulfingn. /ɛnˈɡʌlfɪŋ/ Etymology: < engulf v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of engulf v. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > enfolding or enveloping > in a surrounding medium absorption1597 engulfing1658 engulfment1832 1658 Whole Duty of Man (1684) ii. §4. 87 It is..the ingulfing him..in that most tormenting passion of jealousie. a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 27 in Wks. (1721) II. Love..Strove her ingulfing to prolong. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. x. 195 The engulfing or burying of extant species. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). engulfingadj. Etymology: < engulf v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: enˈgulfing. That engulfs. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring nimminga1225 devouringa1382 swallowinga1400 whelmingc1440 consumingc1475 wide-mouthed1567 devoratory1647 consumptive1651 bloodsucking1658 involving1737 engulfing1761 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > enfolding or enveloping > in a medium mantling1637 ingurgitating1830 enwrapping1850 engulfing1852 1761 F. Fawkes tr. Halley Elogy on Newton in Orig. Poems & Transl. 134 Waves..Now bare the dangers of th' engulphing sand. 1852 D. M. Moir Thomson's Birth-pl. iv, in Wks. I. 213 The rapturous lark..less and less visible..'mid heaven's engulfing blue. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 304 The list of myths of engulphing monsters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1658adj.1761
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