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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb en-vel-uhp; noun en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɛnˈvɛl əp; noun ɛnˈvɛl əp, ˈɛn və ləp, ˈɑn-



Definition of enveloping

Origin :
  • late 14c., envolupen, "be involved in," from Old French envoleper (10c., Modern French envelopper) "envelop, cover; fold up," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + voloper "wrap up," of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic (see Gamillscheg, Diez). Literal sense is from 1580s. Related: Enveloped; enveloping.
  • verb encase, hide
Example sentences :
  • He crossed over, emerging out of the shadows into her enveloping radiance.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He thought kindly of the enveloping mob that had kept him hidden from Allis, as he thought.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The darkness was like a cloud down there, enveloping the outer brigands.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • Immediately afterwards, however, the obscurity was enveloping.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Then the breeze dropped, and the fog fell thick and enveloping.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • But always there was this enveloping cloak of ignorance baffling him at every turn.
  • Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
  • A great weight, soft and enveloping, seemed to drop upon me.
  • Extract from : « The Infra-Medians » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • Masaccio, also, was the first to place his figures in air, enveloping them in atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « The Gate of Appreciation » by Carleton Noyes
  • Her enveloping white apron was splashed and soaked with blood.
  • Extract from : « A Sheaf of Corn » by Mary E. Mann
  • Vittoria raised her arms as if she felt the thing to be enveloping her.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

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