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wreathewreathe /riːð/ verb literary wreatheOrigin: 1500-1600 Partly from wreath; partly from wrethen, old past participle of writhe VERB TABLEwreathe |
Present | I, you, we, they | wreathe | | he, she, it | wreathes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wreathed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wreathed | | he, she, it | has wreathed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wreathed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wreathe | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wreathed |
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Present | I | am wreathing | | he, she, it | is wreathing | | you, we, they | are wreathing | Past | I, he, she, it | was wreathing | | you, we, they | were wreathing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wreathing | | he, she, it | has been wreathing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wreathing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wreathing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wreathing |
- With your leaves my victors shall wreathe their brows.
► be wreathed in something- Lydia's face appeared to be wreathed in curls.
- But London, provocatively, was wreathed in blue veiling.
- Even though the figure was wreathed in shadow, they could see that it was hideously deformed.
- The shadowed faces of his detectives were wreathed in cigarette smoke.
- The small one was wreathed in weeds and brambles no one bothered to clear away.
- The whole area is wreathed in mists.
- Their dark faces were wreathed in smiles but there was a certain stillness in the eyes.
► be wreathed in smiles- The next day, Emily came to work wreathed in smiles.
- Their dark faces were wreathed in smiles but there was a certain stillness in the eyes.
1be wreathed in something to be covered in something: The mountains were wreathed in mist.2be wreathed in smiles to be smiling and look very happy: His plump face was wreathed in smiles. |