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Q&A "...and the fire from the stove engulfed him" or "jumped on him" or "covered him" or "devoured him" or what?

Which verb should I use here? He opened the stove and the fire from the stove [engulfed/jumped on/covered/devoured] him. "Help! Help!" - he shouted at once. "I'm on fire!"

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by brilliant‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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