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Enveloping Definition & Meaning

enveloping
adjective
  1. surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver"

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What does enveloping mean?
surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver"
What part of speech is enveloping?
Enveloping is an adjective.

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