enwheeling
/ɛnˈwiːlɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of enwheel; the act of surrounding or encircling.
- The river is enwheeling the old town, creating a natural barrier.
- The soldiers were enwheeling the enemy camp at dawn.
- She watched the children enwheeling the maypole with ribbons.
adjective
- That surrounds or encircles.
- The enwheeling arms of the octopus held the prey tight.
- The enwheeling fog made it hard to see the road.
- An enwheeling wall of fire trapped the hikers.
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