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wrapping

/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Wrapping means: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.

Synonyms for wrapping17

noun, as in the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

wrap, wrapper

noun, as in an enveloping bandage

swathe

verb, as in enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

verb, as in arrange or coil around

wind, wrap, roll, twine

verb, as in arrange or fold as a cover or protection

wrap, wrap up

verb, as in crash into so as to coil around

wrap

also used for wrapping

casing, packaging, line breaking, line wrapping, text wrapping, word wrapping

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Opposites of wrapping

unwrap

What does wrapping mean?6

verb

1

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering“Fog enveloped the house”

2

arrange or coil around“roll your hair around your finger”

3

arrange or fold as a cover or protection“wrap the baby before taking her out”

4

crash into so as to coil around“The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant”

noun

1

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

2

an enveloping bandage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wrapping?10

two syllables

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Wrapping in a sentence

  • The children screamed ebulliently, ripping off wrapping paper with abandon.DylanTonic
  • He got up and walked toward me, wrapping his arms around me.Nuel
  • The sadness becomes a familiar friend, wrapping itself around me like a heavy blanket.Nuel
  • You could've put some effort into wrapping it, though.sundown
  • Open the box carefully, without ruining the wrapping.DJ_Saidez
  • Would you mind wrapping it up as a gift?CK
  • Tendrils from the plant are slowly wrapping themselves around the fence.darinmex
  • We're going to be wrapping this up soon.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wrapping

as a noun

plural
wrappings