how to pronounce engulf

/ɪnˈɡʌlf/

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engulf is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of engulf in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to engulf them that they sell why you …”

meanings of engulf

verb:

To cast into a gulf.
To surround; to cover.
To overwhelm.

engulf frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word engulf occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics engulf can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that engulf can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;