"enclosing" in the noun sense
1. enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure
the act of enclosing something inside something else
"enclosing" in the verb sense
1. envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
2. enclose, hold in, confine
close in
"darkness enclosed him"
3. enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
surround completely
"Darkness enclosed him"
"They closed in the porch with a fence"
4. insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
"Insert your ticket here"
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