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
  • These terraces extend the riverside tidal park vertically, enveloping visitors in the nature that finds its home on the building's surfaces while offering spectacular views of Rotterdam.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • An upper-level trough in the Pacific Northwest that has kept that dome from enveloping California and driving up temperatures into the 100s has been just as influential, the weather service said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of enveloping
Verb
  • Either thaw them at room temperature or reheat them by wrapping frozen muffins or loaves in foil and placing them in a 300ºF oven for 12 to 15 minutes (muffins) or up to 30 minutes (loaves) until heated through.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If weather is the issue, consider wrapping your boxwoods in burlap during winter to protect against harsh winds and cold temperatures.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • The flexible design allows the suit to move with the body rather than enclosing the legs inside a rigid frame.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of enclosing
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  • But soon after a contractor completed work on a protective blue liner, and the pool was refilled, there were reports of coating floating at the surface.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • May 12, 2026 – After additional rain delays on May 10 - 11, coating product spraying continues.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of coating
Verb
  • Flowers completely cover the needle-like foliage, carpeting the garden in vibrant pink, purple, and violet-red blooms.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 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
  • Nearly every night of the standoff had ended with police blanketing the neighborhood with tear gas.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Tesla has been blanketing the country with its Superchargers since its early days in 2012, and now operates about half of all fast-charging plugs in the United States.
    — Tim Levin, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of blanketing
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
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