enwrap
Americanverb (used with object)
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to wrap or envelop in something.
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to surround or envelop, as in slumber, longing, etc.
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to absorb or engross, as in thought.
verb
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to wrap or cover up; envelop
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(usually passive) to engross or absorb
enwrapped in thought
Etymology
Origin of enwrap
Example Sentences
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Often, she coos the most extravagant slang that can be found for her tissue-paper tongue to enwrap.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another's breath seemed to enwrap the place with feeling.
From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie
More than one pulse quickened at sight of him, for his gallantry, his peril and his boyishness combined to enwrap him in the atmosphere of romance.
From Crooked Trails and Straight by Hutchison, D. C.
Thin misty clouds, white and shadowy, enwrap the fields and barren ghost-like trees and sweep across the distant hills.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
She pauses; a sudden chill seems to enwrap her.
From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe
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