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infolding

infolding is the present participle and gerund of infold.

Meaning of infold

Verb

infold (third-person singular simple present infolds, present participle infolding, simple past and past participle infolded)

  1. To fold inwards.
  2. (transitive) To wrap up or inwrap; involve; inclose; enfold or envelop.
  3. (transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.

See all 4 meanings of infold

Noun

infolding (plural infoldings)

  1. A folding inward.
    • […]Rosilia seated herself upon a small stool in the centre of the floor, when the child in playfulness slipped from her head the combs which confined her hair, and instantly those silken tresses, falling to the ground, spread luxuriantly like a sable veil around her. Amused by the sight, the...1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XVI, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 205

Forms of infolding

pluralinfoldings

Questions about infolding

What does infolding mean?
Infolding means a folding inward.
What is infolding the present participle and gerund of?
Infolding is the present participle and gerund of infold.
What part of speech is infolding?
Infolding is a noun.
What is the plural of infolding?
The plural of infolding is infoldings.

Words near infolding in the dictionary

  1. infoholics
  2. infold
  3. infolded
  4. infolder
  5. infolders
  6. infolding
  7. infoldings
  8. infoldment
  9. infoldments
  10. infolds
  11. infoliate

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