SUBMERGING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

submerging

verb

present participle of submerge

as in flooding

to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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as in dipping

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel

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as in stifling

to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerging In his lab, mold has appeared only under deliberately extreme conditions, like submerging beans in water for hours and then exposing them to air for days. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 After submerging himself, Jay gets entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid, and that’s when the whale, who feeds on squid, pulls both Jay and the squid into his oversize gaping mouth. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Halfway through, Brill pulls out a machine that fills the stage with foam, submerging the actors in a cumulus of bubbles. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Rising sea levels risk submerging low-lying habitats, and increasingly severe droughts threaten to dry up food and shade. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 By submerging coal in a variety of fluids, Franklin was able to measure the typical size of its holes, as well as the amount of variation. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Stir in the basil, if using, submerging the leaves to prevent browning, then drop in the Thai chilies (if using). — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily submerging parts of the region in darkness. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 The team decided to flood the snake out by placing the helmet in a container and submerging it in water until the snake decided to come out of the helmet for air, when the team was able to remove the snake, according to Eoff and Davis. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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As high tide peaked Monday morning, water surged from Newport Harbor onto the streets of the Balboa Peninsula flooding some businesses in the Balboa Fun Zone.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
That means Treasury will need to keep borrowing — a lot, flooding the market with bonds.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flooding

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Thursday night might be the coolest of the week, with temperatures in some areas of South Florida dipping to around 71.

— Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Try black vinegar in dipping sauces for scallion pancakes, splashed into a cabbage stir-fry or Black Vinegar Chicken With Radishes, or whisked into a punchy dressing.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of dipping

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Debt acts as a ceiling on private investment, further stifling growth.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The weather served up truly stifling heat, including a stretch of highs in the mid-90s, and a few days of air quality emergency due to wildfire smoke drifting across the upper Midwest.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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The protest movement has added to a sense of uncertainty and crisis engulfing France six months ahead of a presidential election that could usher in the first far-right government since World War II, led by Le Pen’s National Rally.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
And liquid nitrogen could transform custard into ice cream in the blink of an eye, engulfing the table in a theatrical fog.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of engulfing

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For Marxt and his collaborator, the filming process is about immersing themselves in this world to understand it and share the experience with an audience.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Beigel, who previously worked with FBI officers while helming the ESPN 30for30 documentary The Counterfeiter, spent approximately three years immersing himself in the Loofe case.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of immersing

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After 20 years of suppressing his feelings, therapy helped Harry give himself permission to grieve and acknowledge his pain.

— Esther Lian, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026
Embracing uncertainty does not mean ignoring danger, suppressing disappointment or insisting that every setback is positive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressing

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Naya Rivera died of an accidental drowning in 2020 and Cory Monteith died of an accidental overdose in 2013.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
In the years since the series concluded, another loss was suffered as Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, died from drowning in 2020 after going boating with her four-year-old son.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026

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