enchain
verb (used with object)
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain.
enchaining
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present participleof enchain.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Was there freedom, was there enchaining, was there even a height rising from higher.
From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein
But here we must follow the eight sides of the building, dove-tailing, and, so to speak, enchaining the stones, which will be a very difficult thing.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Shearjashub Spooner
Notwithstanding, the bright little town ends by enchaining us completely.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
The question let loose in her heart and mind all that was emotional, at the same time enchaining her to the spot where she stood.
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
‘I am inclined,’ he says, ‘to write a good deal; for there can be nothing so remembrancing and enchaining as a good long letter, be it composed of what it may.’
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
