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enwinding

enwinding is the present participle and gerund of enwind.

Meaning of enwind

Verb

enwind (third-person singular simple present enwinds, present participle enwinding, simple past and past participle enwound)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about enwinding

What is enwinding the present participle and gerund of?
Enwinding is the present participle and gerund of enwind.

Words near enwinding in the dictionary

  1. enwiden
  2. enwidened
  3. enwidening
  4. enwidens
  5. enwind
  6. enwinding
  7. enwinds
  8. enwisen
  9. enwisened
  10. enwisening
  11. enwisens

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