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enswathing

enswathing is the present participle and gerund of enswathe.

Meaning of enswathe

Verb

enswathe (third-person singular simple present enswathes, present participle enswathing, simple past and past participle enswathed)

  1. (transitive) To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.
    • Sooner Earth / Might go round Heaven, and the strait girth of Time / Inswathe the fulness of Eternity, / Than language grasp the infinite of Love.1827–1879 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “Part I”, in The Lover’s Tale, London: C[harles] Kegan Paul & Co., […], published 1879, →OCLC, pages 34–35

Questions about enswathing

What is enswathing the present participle and gerund of?
Enswathing is the present participle and gerund of enswathe.

Words near enswathing in the dictionary

  1. enswathe
  2. enswathed
  3. enswathement
  4. enswathements
  5. enswathes
  6. enswathing
  7. ensweep
  8. ensweeping
  9. ensweeps
  10. ensweeten
  11. ensweetened

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