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wreathe
wreatheto encircle or adorn, as with a wreath; to envelop: Her head was wreathed in spring flowers.
Not to be confused with:wreath – a circular band of flowers, foliage, or other material, used as an adornment; a garland: We always put an evergreen wreath on the door for the holidays.wreathe W0236500 (rēth)v. wreathed, wreath·ing, wreathes v.tr.1. To twist or entwine into a wreath or a wreathlike shape: He wreathed flowers into a garland. He wreathed the cloth into a turban.2. To crown or decorate with a wreath: The winner was wreathed with laurel.3. To encircle or surround: The mountaintop is wreathed in mist.4. To extend across; cover: Her face was wreathed in smiles.5. To coil or curl: The snake wreathed itself around the branch.v.intr. To curl, writhe, or spiral: The smoke wreathed upward.
[From wreath.]wreathe (riːð) vb1. to form into or take the form of a wreath by intertwining or twisting together2. (tr) to decorate, crown, or encircle with wreaths3. to move or cause to move in a twisting way: smoke wreathed up to the ceiling. [C16: perhaps back formation from wrēthen, from Old English writhen, past participle of wrīthan to writhe; see wreath]wreathe (rið)
v.t. 1. to form as a wreath by twisting or twining. 2. to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles. v.i. 3. to take the form of a wreath or wreaths. 4. to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke. [1520–30; earlier wrethe, partly v. use of wreath, partly back formation from wrethen, obsolete past participle of writhe] wreath′er, n. wreathe
Past participle: wreathed
Gerund: wreathing
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| I wreathe | | you wreathe | | he/she/it wreathes | | we wreathe | | you wreathe | | they wreathe |
| Preterite |
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| I wreathed | | you wreathed | | he/she/it wreathed | | we wreathed | | you wreathed | | they wreathed |
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| I am wreathing | | you are wreathing | | he/she/it is wreathing | | we are wreathing | | you are wreathing | | they are wreathing |
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| I have wreathed | | you have wreathed | | he/she/it has wreathed | | we have wreathed | | you have wreathed | | they have wreathed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wreathing | | you were wreathing | | he/she/it was wreathing | | we were wreathing | | you were wreathing | | they were wreathing |
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| I had wreathed | | you had wreathed | | he/she/it had wreathed | | we had wreathed | | you had wreathed | | they had wreathed |
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| I will wreathe | | you will wreathe | | he/she/it will wreathe | | we will wreathe | | you will wreathe | | they will wreathe |
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| I will have wreathed | | you will have wreathed | | he/she/it will have wreathed | | we will have wreathed | | you will have wreathed | | they will have wreathed |
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| I will be wreathing | | you will be wreathing | | he/she/it will be wreathing | | we will be wreathing | | you will be wreathing | | they will be wreathing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been wreathing | | you have been wreathing | | he/she/it has been wreathing | | we have been wreathing | | you have been wreathing | | they have been wreathing |
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| I will have been wreathing | | you will have been wreathing | | he/she/it will have been wreathing | | we will have been wreathing | | you will have been wreathing | | they will have been wreathing |
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| I had been wreathing | | you had been wreathing | | he/she/it had been wreathing | | we had been wreathing | | you had been wreathing | | they had been wreathing |
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| I would wreathe | | you would wreathe | | he/she/it would wreathe | | we would wreathe | | you would wreathe | | they would wreathe |
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| I would have wreathed | | you would have wreathed | | he/she/it would have wreathed | | we would have wreathed | | you would have wreathed | | they would have wreathed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | wreathe - move with slow, sinuous movements | | 2. | wreathe - decorate or deck with wreaths; "wreathe the grave site"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 3. | wreathe - form into a wreathwindinterlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
wreatheverb1. surround, envelop, encircle, enfold, coil around, writhe around, enwrap Cigarette smoke wreathed her face.2. festoon, wind, crown, wrap, twist, coil, adorn, intertwine, interweave, entwine, twine, engarland The temple's huge columns were wreathed in laurels.wreatheverbTo move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course:coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind.Translationswreath (riːθ) – plural wreaths (riːθs riːðz) – noun1. a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc. We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave. 花圈，花冠 花圈，花环 2. a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc. wreaths of smoke. 煙霧繚繞 （烟、气雾）圈状、螺旋状缭绕 wreathe (riːð) verb to cover. faces wreathed in smiles. 覆蓋 覆盖wreathe
wreathe (itself) around someone or something[for something] to form itself into a wreath or circle around someone or something. The smoke wreathed around the smokers' heads, almost obliterating sight of them. The smoke wreathed around the green tree near the fire.See also: around, wreathewreathe someone or something in somethingto enclose someone or something in a wreath or a wreath-shaped area. The trees wreathed them in a lovely frame. It made a beautiful photograph. The vines wreathed the campers in a gentle bower.See also: wreathewreathe something around someone or somethingto form something into a wreath around someone or something. The smoke wreathed a ring around the old man holding a pipe. The cloud wreathed a huge halo around the tip of the mountain.See also: around, wreatheEncyclopediaSeewreathwreathe
Synonyms for wreatheverb surroundSynonyms- surround
- envelop
- encircle
- enfold
- coil around
- writhe around
- enwrap
verb festoonSynonyms- festoon
- wind
- crown
- wrap
- twist
- coil
- adorn
- intertwine
- interweave
- entwine
- twine
- engarland
Synonyms for wreatheverb to move or proceed on a repeatedly curving courseSynonyms- coil
- corkscrew
- curl
- entwine
- meander
- snake
- spiral
- twine
- twist
- weave
- wind
Synonyms for wreatheverb decorate or deck with wreathsRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb form into a wreathSynonymsRelated Words- interlace
- intertwine
- lace
- twine
- enlace
- entwine
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