1. present participle of gulf; to swallow or engulf completely
Usage: literary or archaic usage

1. the act or process of swallowing or being engulfed
Usage: rare; literary

Examples

• The massive wave was gulfing the small boat in seconds.
• The darkness seemed to be gulfing everything around us.
• He watched the sand gulfing the ancient ruins.
• The forest fire was gulfing entire neighborhoods.
• The ocean's gulfing motion pulled debris deeper underwater.