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ENVELOPING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
Example:
the army's enveloping maneuver
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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