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envelop

[en-vel-uhp, en-vel-uhp, en-vuh-luhp, ahn-] / ɛnˈvɛl əp, ɛnˈvɛl əp, ˈɛn və ləp, ˈɑn- /


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A few hundred yards back, Sue had run to Bruce as the cloud enveloped them.

From Literature

Christopher didn’t stop to let himself think; if he stopped to think, the madness and impossibility of it would envelop him.

From Literature

Only when the warmth of the store envelops me do I realize how cold it is outside.

From Literature

Just as he said it, the fogger came on and Cornelius was enveloped in mist, some of which seeped out of the mesh at the top of the tank.

From Literature

In another video, published by the Australian Broadcasting Corp., trees and dirt appear to have enveloped part of the hot pools.

From The Wall Street Journal