envelop
verb (used with object)
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
were 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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And then everything cycled forward, in the time it took to blink, and Kane was sliding on his knees and his teammates were enveloping him and Wembley was melting above him and around him.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Four years ago Mr. Power started releasing deep, beatless soundscapes on his own; both Blanck Mass’s first record and his performances at the time were enveloping, somewhat abstract listening experiences.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2015
At that time, she added, those concerns were "primarily and particularly the protests that were enveloping and threatening many diplomatic facilities, American diplomatic facilities around the world, and Iran's nuclear program".
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2012
I had a long, hysterical fit of weeping when I got to my room: the sorceries of Bartram-Haugh were enveloping.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
I must fight the grim shadows that were enveloping him.
From Possessed by Cleveland Moffett
