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1. (v.t.) wreathe
to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.
2. wreathe
to envelop:
a face wreathed in smiles.
3. (v.i.) wreathe
to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.
4. wreathe
to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.
Etymology: (1520–30; earlier wrethe, partly v. use of wreath , partly back formation from wrethen, obs. ptp. of writhe)
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| Definition of 'wreathe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) wreathe
move with slow, sinuous movements
2. (verb) wreathe
decorate or deck with wreaths
"wreathe the grave site"
3. (verb) wreathe, wind
form into a wreath
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| Definition of 'wreathe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wreathe
to cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn
2. (noun) wreathe
to twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine
3. (noun) wreathe
to surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold
4. (noun) wreathe
to twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle
5. (verb) wreathe
to be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of wreathing trees
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Sense: to cover
faces wreathed in smiles.
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 Afrikaans: bedek |
 Arabic: يُغَطّي، يُزَيِّن، يُكَلّ |
 Bulgarian: покривам |
 Brazilian: cobrir(-se) de |
 Czech: pokrývat |
 German: schmücken |
 Danish: indhylle |
 Greek: τυλίγω, στολίζω |
 Spanish: cubrir, envolver, adornar |
 Estonian: pärgama, katma |
 Farsi: پوشاندن؛ احاطه کردن |
 Finnish: verhota |
 French: rayonnant |
 Hebrew: לְעַטֵר |
 Hindi: गूथना |
 Croatian: obaviti |
 Hungarian: övez |
 Indonesian: menyaput |
 Icelandic: þekja, umlykja, sveipa |
 Italian: coprire |
 Japanese: 包む |
 Korean: 둘러싸다 |
 Lithuanian: apgaubti, apsiausti, sken |
 Latvian: smaidā savilktas sejas |
 Malay: berseri-seri |
 Dutch: omkransen |
 Norwegian: omkranse, innhylle |
 Polish: pokryć |
 Persian: پوشاندن؛ احاطه کردن |
 Pashto: تاوول، تاوېدل، نغښتل كيدل |
 Portuguese: cobrir(-se) de |
 Romanian: a radia |
 Russian: охватывать |
 Slovak: pokryť |
 Slovenian: pokriti |
 Serbian: prekriti |
 Swedish: idel [leenden], [le med] |
 Thai: ปกคลุม |
 Turkish: kaplamak |
 Taiwanese: 覆蓋 |
 Ukrainian: вкривати(ся) зморшками |
 Urdu: لپیٹنا یا آراستہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bao quanh |
 Chinese: 覆盖 |
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