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wreathe
/ ːð /
verb
to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together
(tr) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths
to move or cause to move in a twisting way
smoke wreathed up to the ceiling
Other Word Forms
- wreather noun
- interwreathe verb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wreathe1
Example Sentences
" we commemorate, what we celebrate, what public displays we make, where we place wreathes – the president does have that ability to signal what he thinks is important," he added.
Rescue workers, wreathed in smoke, stood by a pair of excavators digging through a mountain of rubble — the wreckage of an eight-story, 16-apartment building.
The crosses throughout a bizarre realm wreathed in shadow mark sites where he has shed his corporeal flesh.
At the sound of a gunshot, a performer, wreathed in white silks, tumbles from the ceiling.
The nicotine inside comes wreathed in a “strawberry kiwi” flavor.
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