enfold
verb (used with object)
to wrap up; envelop.
was enfolding
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past progressiveof enfold.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Shadow rolled over on the foam rubber, finding new places that hurt as he rolled, hoping that he had not woken fully and relieved to find sleep was enfolding him once more.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
The scent of Christmas Night was enfolding me now and I saw her face draw closer, her eyes widening.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Twilight was enfolding the world, and all manner of fairy lights began to twinkle at the far edges of the water and on the dark heights above the lake.
From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
Dimly through the slumber that was enfolding her she heard an anguished "Has anybody seen a strayed mule?"
From We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by James Arthur Kjelgaard
Even I, who make no claim to be highly sensitised, was susceptible of the ominous challenge of the force that was enfolding us.
From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith
