Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engulfing

/ɪnɡˈʌlfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
en-gulf-ing
IPA
/ɪnɡˈʌlfɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of engulf

Questions

How do you pronounce engulfing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnɡˈʌlfɪŋ/.
What does engulfing mean?
present participle and gerund of engulf

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