envelop
verb (used with object)
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
have been enveloping
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present perfect progressiveof envelop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Little by little I have been enveloping him in my toils."
From The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking
