swathe
1 of 2noun
ˈswät͟h 
ˈswȯt͟h,
ˈswāt͟h
variants or swath
ˈswät͟h
ˈswäth,
ˈswȯt͟h,
ˈswȯth
1
: a band used in swathing
2
: an enveloping medium
swathe
2 of 2verb
ˈswät͟h
ˈswȯt͟h,
ˈswāt͟h
swathed; swathing
transitive verb
1
: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2
: envelop
a mountain swathed by clouds
Synonyms
Verb
- bosom
- bower
- circumfuse
- cocoon
- embosom
- embower
- embrace
- enclose
- inclose
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- enswathe
- envelop
- enwrap
- invest
- involve
- lap
- mantle
- muffle
- shroud
- veil
- wrap
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Example Sentences
Verb The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages. Her neck was swathed in jewels.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 As the morning sun pours in, the two women swathe machines in bubble wrap and place them in cardboard boxes. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2021 This is serious wine, delicious with its core of refreshing acidity swathed in ripe, sweet flavors of strawberries and melon. Washington Post, 15 May 2020 Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded sashes and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8. Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 One had floors swathed in grass and walls covered in Yayoi Kusama-like dots, decorated with cartoonish pixel art. Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Koretz said at a City Council meeting, his nose and mouth swathed by a butterscotch-yellow bandanna to make his point. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 This lucky painter has one swathed in a graphic Fromental wallpaper. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020 More importantly, you'll be swathed in coziness with just the right amount of comforting pressure. Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2020 See More
Verb
But the chloroplasts swathe large portions of their flat, billowy bodies in a startling verdigris. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 As the morning sun pours in, the two women swathe machines in bubble wrap and place them in cardboard boxes. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2021 This is serious wine, delicious with its core of refreshing acidity swathed in ripe, sweet flavors of strawberries and melon. Washington Post, 15 May 2020 Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded sashes and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8. Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 One had floors swathed in grass and walls covered in Yayoi Kusama-like dots, decorated with cartoonish pixel art. Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Koretz said at a City Council meeting, his nose and mouth swathed by a butterscotch-yellow bandanna to make his point. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 This lucky painter has one swathed in a graphic Fromental wallpaper. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020 More importantly, you'll be swathed in coziness with just the right amount of comforting pressure. Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English *swæth; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
Verb
Middle English, from Old English swathian
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
swathing
verb
1
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wrapping
- shrouding
- enveloping
- enclosing
- encasing
- draping
- enshrouding
- veiling
- mantling
- encompassing
- cocooning
- muffling
- enfolding
- involving
- embracing
- enwrapping
- curtaining
- bowering
- lapping
- encircling
- enswathing
- cloaking
- embedding
- embowering
- bosoming
- blanketing
- embosoming
- inclosing
- swaddling
- circling
- overlaying
- masking
- disguising
- circumfusing
- investing
- camouflaging
- overspreading
- imbedding
- enwinding
- enlacing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stripping
- exposing
- denuding
- baring
2
as in bandaging
to cover with a bandage tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds Synonyms & Similar Words
- bandaging
- binding
- dressing
- healing
- treating
- medicating
- curing
- doctoring
- attending
- remedying
- nursing
- rehabilitating
- ministering (to)
- mending
- caring (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unbandaging