gulfing
SayGULF-ing/ˈɡʌlfɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of gulf.
Note
Nothing doubles before the ending: gulf simply adds -ing. The form works after be as a participle (the sea was gulfing the harbor wall) and as a gerund naming the act (the gulfing of weak candidates). Its two meanings sit far apart, swallowing up and passing a student with the barest degree, and the object settles which one is meant: water gulfs boats, examiners gulf students.
gulfing is a form of gulf
gulf, verb: To swallow up or close over something completely; to engulf. Full entry
- Spelling
- gulf → gulfing: add -ing
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