Meaning of engulph | Babel Free

Definitions

Archaic form of engulf.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

“Yet even then beyond the reach of any plummet—'out of the belly of hell'—when the whale grounded upon the ocean's utmost bones, even then, God heard the engulphed, repenting prophet when he cried.”

“The uproar of the sea, the yell of the Indians, the rapidity with which the boat at intervals was driven, threatening at every moment to be engulphed, might have infused terror into the most undaunted; […]”

“[Y]ou have to dig the moor and dry the marsh, to bid the morass give forth instead of engulphing, and to wring the honey and oil out of the rock.”

“[C]louds of dark sorrow and sadness, Engulphing all pleasure and gladness, Entombing the soul.”

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