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ENVELOPING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surrounding and closing in on or hemming in

Example:

the army's enveloping maneuver

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb envelop

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