enfolding
present participle ofenfold
enfold
verb[T]
literaryuk/ɪnˈfəʊld/us/ɪnˈfoʊld/tocloselyholdorcompletelycoversomeone or something:
He enfolded herinhisarms.
Synonyms
envelopliterary
wrap
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enclose
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- nurse
- onto
- purchase
- seize
- taken
Examplesofenfolding
enfolding
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
She seeks to communicate her message of love byenfoldingindividuals in her 'divine' embrace.
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Filled pods were removed from the grain legumes, and cobs were removed from the maize leaving theenfoldingsheath attached to the plants.
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Yet entities in the holomovie are also in implicate relations and thusenfoldingeach other.
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The touch of the sea is sensuous,enfoldingthe body in its soft, close embrace.
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As a planner and scientist one cannot control and engineer this shrew environment; one can, however, participate in its unfolding/enfoldingplay, one can dialogue with it.
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It bears long, thin stems topped with dense inflorescences of dark brown flowersenfoldinggrainlike fruits that have white-fuzzy tubercles.
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- pre-owned
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- pre-packaged
- prepackaged
- pre-packaged
- pre-packed
- prepacked
- pre-packed
- prepaid
- prepaid card
- prepaid envelope
- prepaid-envelope
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- preparation time
- preparation time
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