engulf
menelan
definition
verb
the cafe was engulfed in flames
(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
example
Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to 'engulf' the whole town.
a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to 'engulf' him
As a pair of white lips 'engulfed' the bait and turned downwards, the first fish was hooked.
Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was 'engulfed' in fire.
Its corridors were 'engulfed' in choking smoke as the fire took hold.
The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was 'engulfed' in flames in St George's Road, last week.
His responses to open-ended questions revealed an overall perception of 'engulfment' by the condition.
It sounds like your underlying fears of rejection and 'engulfment' are controlling your life and not letting you share love.
Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force 'engulfed' the town?
All of a sudden the place was 'engulfed' in massive red and yellow flames.
Bill reported a 12-foot tiger shark that burst out of the water behind his boat and 'engulfed' the propeller with its jaws.
This caused a catastrophic flood that 'engulfed' the whole island.
The fish had fully 'engulfed' the mackerel.
However, the country was soon 'engulfed' in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million.
Children who did well understood that they were not responsible for their parents and were able to avoid 'engulfment' in their illness.
Within minutes, however, the entire city was 'engulfed' in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times.
These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve 'engulfment' of bacteria into specific cells.
A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was 'engulfed' in flames.
The place was already 'engulfed' in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke.
The family's terrace house was quickly 'engulfed' in flames.
When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still 'engulfed' in flames, which hampered rescue efforts.
He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was 'engulfed' in flames.
Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that 'engulfed' Britain last Monday night.
When they arrived on the scene, the house was 'engulfed' in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home.
After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely 'engulfed' in flames and smoke.
This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid 'engulfment' of seemingly dying cells.
Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was 'engulfed' in amber flames.
The rain stopped and the sun crept out, 'engulfing' the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light.
In three minutes, the club was 'engulfed' in flames.
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