envelop
verb (used with object)
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
was enveloping
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past progressiveof envelop.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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Over the next month, what had been an argument between two nations was enveloping the entire continent.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The sound world she created throughout was enveloping, warm and attentive.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
The Chiefs used Zoom throughout the 2020 offseason, when the pandemic was enveloping the world, and Mathieu used the same system to take part in meetings virtually the past two weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
Everything was enveloping and more-ish, with a decadent undercurrent that seemed weirdly appropriate.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020
He tried to shake off the morose shadow that was enveloping him.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
