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View usage for: (riːð) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense wreathes, present participle wreathing, past tense, past participle wreathed1. verbIf something is wreathed in smoke or mist, it is surrounded by it. [literary] The ship was wreathed in smoke. [be VERB-ed + in] Fog wreathes the temples. [VERB noun] 2. verb [usually passive]If something is wreathed with flowers or leaves, it has a circle or chain of flowers or leaves put round it. Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia. [beV-ed + with/in] More Synonyms of wreathe wreathe in British English (riːð) verb1. to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together 2. (transitive) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths 3. to move or cause to move in a twisting way smoke wreathed up to the ceiling Word origin C16: perhaps back formation from wrēthen, from Old English writhen, past participle of wrīthan to writhe; see wreathwreathe in American English (rið) verb transitiveWord forms: wreathed or ˈwreathing1. to coil, twist, or entwine, esp. so as to form into a wreath 2. to coil, twist, or entwine around; encircle clouds wreathed the mountains 3. to decorate with wreaths 4. to cover or envelop a face wreathed in smiles verb intransitive5. to move with a twisting or coiling motion 6. to have or take the form of a wreath Word origin Early ModE, back-form. < ME wrethen, pp. of writhen, writhe; in later use < wreath Examples of 'wreathe' in a sentencewreathe The peaks of the mountains were wreathed in mist. Synonyms coil around writhe around enwrap The temple's huge columns were wreathed in laurels. Synonyms crown wrap interweave engarland Additional synonymsDefinition to decorate Several oil paintings adorn the walls. Synonyms decorate, enhance, deck, trim, grace, array, enrich, garnish, ornament, embellish, emblazon, festoon, bedeck, beautify, engarland Definition to move in a winding course A python had coiled itself around the branch of the tree. Synonyms curl, wind, twist, snake, loop, entwine, twine, wreathe, convolute Definition to form a circle round A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. Synonyms surround, ring, circle, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, enfold, environ, gird in, begird (poetic), enwreath - wrathful
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Additional synonymsDefinition to cover (something) by, or as if by, wrapping something round it Wood was comfortably enfolded in a woolly dressing-gown. Synonyms wrap, surround, enclose, wrap up, encompass, shroud, immerse, swathe, envelop, sheathe, enwrap Definition to twist together or round something else I reached over and entwined our fingers. Synonyms twist, surround, embrace, weave, knit, braid, encircle, wind, intertwine, interweave, plait, twine, ravel, interlace, entwist (archaic) Definition to cover, surround, or enclose the thick black cloud of smoke that enveloped the area Synonyms enclose, cover, hide, surround, wrap around, embrace, blanket, conceal, obscure, veil, encompass, engulf, cloak, shroud, swathe, encircle, encase, swaddle, sheathe, enfold, enwrap Definition to twist together Trees and creepers intertwined, blocking our way. Synonyms interweave, entwine, interlace, cross, link, twist, braid, convolute, reticulate, interwreathe, inweave These strands of molecules twine around each other. Synonyms coil, wind, surround, bend, wrap, twist, curl, loop, spiral, meander, encircle, wreatheDefinition to wind or twine The fibres are twisted together during spinning. Synonyms intertwine, wind, weave, braid, interweave, plait, entwine, twine, wreathe, interlace Definition to twist (something flexible) round some object She wound the sash round her waist. Synonyms wrap, twist, reel, curl, loop, coil, twine, furl, wreathe |