Synonyms for wrapping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rap-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈræp ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for wrapping Other synonyms for the word wrapping
Définition of wrapping
Origin :- early 14c., wrappen, of uncertain etymology, perhaps via Scandinavian (cf. Danish dialectal vravle "to wind"), ultimately from PIE *werp- "to turn, wind" (cf. Greek rhaptein "to sew"), from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus). Related: Wrapped; wrapping.
- verb surround with a covering
- Linda picked it up, untied the string, and slipped off the wrapping.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- To the devil with this dismal darkness, wrapping itself about one with a chill!
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- That burst of cold—had it truly been liquid fires, wrapping him around?
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- He was wrapping the beautiful smell again in the tissue wrappings.
- Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- He undid the wrapping of the lawyer's letter and, as he read, the blood went from his face.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- The coachman had mounted to his box, and was wrapping a sheepskin about his knees.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Chet had a feeling that they were wrapping themselves in black invisibility.
- Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Hold this tightly in the left hand, wrapping it very hard with thread or cord.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- In wrapping on the artificial leg muscles begin at the feet.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- A pencil and a sheet of wrapping paper will first be brought into service.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
Antonyms for wrapping
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