submerging
Sinking below surface
Submerging is the act of putting or going underwater, or more generally, covering something completely with liquid.
The word extends to any overwhelming or obscuring: She kept submerging her doubts about the relationship.
To submerge yourself in work or study is to become deeply absorbed in it.
Entering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- immersingPlunging completely into
- dunkingBrief submersion in liquid
dipping · baptism · plunging · descending · sinking · subaquatic · aquatic · frogman
Completely saturated with liquid
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
- marinationSoaking food in seasoning
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
pickling · drenching · saturation · wetting · permeation · dipping · immersing · waterlogged
Fully enclosed around
- swallowedPassed through throat
- consumedFully used or eaten
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- floodedCovered with water
inundated · buried · engrossed · absorbed · smothered · drowned · overtaken · encased
Defeated by sheer volume
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- lostUnable to navigate
consumed · drowning · buried · deep · preoccupied · enthralled · captivated · fixated
Moving downward
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- capsizingWatercraft inverting suddenly
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
dropping · lowering · going under · disappearing · plummeting · receding · subside · shipwreck
diving
Entering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- immersingPlunging completely into
dunking · dipping · baptism · plunging · descending · sinking · subaquatic · aquatic · frogman · freediving
soaking
Completely saturated with liquid
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
- marinationSoaking food in seasoning
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
brining · pickling · drenching · saturation · wetting · permeation · dipping · immersing · waterlogged · sopping
enveloped
Fully enclosed around
- swallowedPassed through throat
- consumedFully used or eaten
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
flooded · inundated · buried · engrossed · absorbed · smothered · drowned · overtaken · encased · blanketed
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
lost · consumed · drowning · buried · deep · preoccupied · enthralled · captivated · fixated · obsessed
descending
Moving downward
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- capsizingWatercraft inverting suddenly
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
subsiding · dropping · lowering · going under · disappearing · plummeting · receding · subside · shipwreck · Titanic
- Submarine GamesSubnautica, U-boat, periscope, sonar ping, depth charge
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- Too Muchoverflowing, spilling, flooding, stuffing, cramming
- wettingwetting, dampening, moistening, soaking, drenching
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
submergingsurfacing
Coming to the surface
emerging · rising · floating · resurfacing · ascending
submergingdrying
Moisture removal process
drying out · draining · desiccating · dehydrating · wringing out
submergingexposing
Making something known
revealing · uncovering · displaying · unearthing · bringing to light