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INGULFING
Verb
ingulfing
present participle of ingulf
Source: Wiktionary
INGULF
In*gulf", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingulfing.] Etym: [Cf. Engulf.] [Written also engulf.]
Definition: To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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