shawling

verb

present participle of shawl
as in enveloping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawling
  1. enveloping
  2. wrapping
  3. enclosing
  4. coating
  5. carpeting
  6. shrouding
  7. blanketing
  8. clothing
Verb
  • Deadly weekend Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport underscored the risk of war enveloping still more of the Middle East.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Sinot gave Larsson’s eyes a wash of frosty white shimmer, extending the pale shadow all the way up to the brows and enveloping the inner corners to serve as a canvas for more crystals.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloping
Verb
  • If your hair isn’t naturally wavy, use a curling iron to add waves, wrapping sections around the iron in opposite directions for a less polished look.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Grande is currently taking a break from her public-facing work after wrapping her Eternal Sunshine Tour in early September.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrapping
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  • Each petal serves both structural and aesthetic purposes, enclosing a vast central hall that can accommodate up to 2,500 worshippers.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enclosing
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  • Solgel ceramic coating Most nonstick pans use nontoxic coating from organic materials, producing a safe and convenient way to cook your food.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For Midnight Journey, a gown inspired by scratch-off lottery cards, Officina39 applied a leather coating to achieve the sisters’ vintage effect.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of coating
Verb
  • But dormant wildflower seeds can spring into action when conditions are just right, carpeting the landscape with delightful blooms.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In Angra dos Reis, there are dramatic mountain vistas, verdant jungle carpeting every ridge and islet, and warm, cerulean water.
    — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of carpeting
Verb
  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrouding
Verb
  • The back end of the defense has limited gashing throws since the Purdue game, and has made the simple passes difficult with defensive backs blanketing pass catchers in coverage across the field.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Here, flood maps do record the risk from obvious threats like hurricanes, with high-risk zones blanketing the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blanketing
Verb
  • His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of clothing
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