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enveloping
en·vel·op E0167300 (ĕn-vĕl′əp)tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To wrap, enclose, or cover: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" (Curtis Wilkie).2. To surround: The troops enveloped the town.
[Middle English envolupen, to be involved in, from Old French envoluper, envoloper : en-, in; see en-1 + voloper, to wrap up; perhaps akin to Medieval Latin faluppa, chaff, straw (influenced by Latin volvere, to roll).]
en·vel′op·er n.en·vel′op·ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | enveloping - surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver"close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" |
envelopingadjective enclosing, surrounding, concealing, encompassing, shrouding, encircling, all-embracing, enfolding Astronomers are unable to see the planet's surface because of the enveloping clouds.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeenvelopeFinancialSeeEnvelopeenveloping
Related to enveloping: get along, hold off, wreak havoc, Pertaining toSynonyms for envelopingadj enclosingSynonyms- enclosing
- surrounding
- concealing
- encompassing
- shrouding
- encircling
- all-embracing
- enfolding
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