envelop
verb (used with object)
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
enveloping
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present participleof envelop.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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When the sun hits the smog enveloping Indonesian Borneo, it turns everything the colour of rust.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Also set to appear on the show is Mollica’s Thomas Shepherd, an older incarnation of one of Wanda and Vision’s magically created sons who had disappeared when the hex enveloping Westview was undone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A sans-serif font plays over the car’s odyssey through the Manhattan streets, shot on gorgeously grainy 16mm film and scored to the enveloping orchestral music of Gustav Holst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, John, David, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss the newest drama enveloping semi-royals Prince Harry and Meghan after they announced an impending move back to the UK.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Now I knew perfectly well that the diamond was in my evening bag and that when Marco knocked me down my evening bag had soared, like a night bird, into the enveloping darkness.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
