enwind
enwind verb: to wind around (something); to encircle or wrap up.
Verb
enwind (third-person singular simple present enwinds, present participle enwinding, simple past and past participle enwound)
- To wind around (something); to encircle or wrap up.
- Love, the third,
Between us, in the circle of his arms
Enwound us both; […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Gardener’s Daughter; or, The Pictures”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 29 - Prais’d be the fathomless universe,
For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious,
And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise!
For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems
- Love, the third,
Forms of enwind
| third-person singular present | enwinds |
|---|---|
| present participle | enwinding |
| past participle | enwound |
| past | enwound |
Origin of enwind
From en- + wind.
Questions about enwind
- What does enwind mean?
- Enwind means to wind around (something); to encircle or wrap up.
- What part of speech is enwind?
- Enwind is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enwind?
- The past tense of enwind is enwound.
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