enwrapping
verb (used with object), en·wrapped, en·wrap·ping.
1.
to wrap or envelop in something.
2.
to surround or envelop, as in slumber, longing, etc.
3.
to absorb or engross, as in thought.
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| —vb , -wraps, -wrapping, -wrapped | |
| 1. | to wrap or cover up; envelop |
| 2. | (usually passive) to engross or absorb: enwrapped in thought |
| inwrap or inwrap | |
| —vb | |
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Enwrapping
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
enwrap
c.1382, from en- "make, put in" + wrap (q.v.).
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