- present participle of envelop.
enveloping
Example Sentences
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Everyone seems to have formed their own opinion on the alleged cheating scandal enveloping Saltburn Cricket Club, and it's not hard to see why.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But every cloud has a silver lining, even the cloud of wildfire smoke enveloping your city or town.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the top note, the sauce, is the silence enveloping it all, peppered by the thunder of a squall just outside.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
There’s an intimate breadth to the warp, woof and weave of “Pompei: Below the Clouds,” which is masterfully edited by Fabrizio Federico and boasts an enveloping score by “The Brutalist” Oscar winner Daniel Blumberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The dream was still vivid in his mind, especially the enveloping, protecting gesture of the arm in which its whole meaning seemed to be contained.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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