submerging

verb

Definition of submergingnext
present participle of submerge
1
as in flooding
to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for submerging
  1. dipping
  2. stifling
  3. immersing
  4. suppressing
  5. drowning
  6. swallowing
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  • This investment mindset is exactly why dipping into the designer price point category will be well worth your time, research, and budget.
    Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Just dipping its toes in that genre, with those strong performers, is enough to drive you mad.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dipping
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  • Fintech companies and their partners must collaborate closely with regulators to develop standards that protect consumers without stifling innovation.
    Zareef Hamid, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These outdated practices are slowing down your teams, stifling progress and ultimately costing you money.
    Patrick Reynolds, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of stifling
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  • As a young girl, actor and comedian Kate McKinnon loved nothing more than immersing herself in nature–finding toads, collecting bugs, and having innocent, mischievous adventures around her town.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Immersion cooling is being explored as a potential future technology, going one step beyond today’s liquid cooling by immersing servers in inert liquids that carry even higher levels of heat away from the system.
    Steven Woo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of immersing
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  • The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Research has shown that suppressing emotional expression leads to poorer conversation quality and a reduced sense of connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of suppressing
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  • From 2013 to 2022, drowning from rainfall flooding, not storm surge, was the top cause of tropical-cyclone deaths, according to data from the National Hurricane Center—and the shift is already having profound effects.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Majors can be more important that college name The data show that majors are often more important than institutions — and that community colleges and California State University campuses can deliver attractive postgraduate earnings to low-income students without drowning them in debt.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of drowning
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  • Epinephrine injections, or EpiPens, are reserved for people with severe allergic reactions — such as trouble breathing or swallowing — which can sometimes be life-threatening.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Generally, those neurons control skeletal muscle activity, including walking, breathing, speaking and swallowing, according to the National Institutes of Health.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of swallowing
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