wrapping

UK /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/ US /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

The material in which something is wrapped.

Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...

The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound

Collocations

ADJ.

all, all, final, measured, northern, plastic, present, together

She carefully removed the plastic wrapping from the new toy before giving it to her son.

VERB + WRAPPING

gathered, gift, mind, party, plant, price, release, rest

We gathered wrapping paper and ribbons to prepare for the birthday party.

WRAPPING + NOUN

christmas, dumplings, kelp, mary's, myself, paper, rehearsals, themselves

I spent the afternoon wrapping Christmas presents for all the kids in my family.

PREP.

around, around, in, in, out, up, with

She spent the afternoon wrapping up the Christmas presents for her family.

ADV.

slowly

She was slowly wrapping the fragile glasses in newspaper before packing them away.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an enveloping bandage

swathe

noun — the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which somethin

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound

Wiktionary

Could you wrap it in Christmas wrapping?

Tatoeba · #62795

Would you mind wrapping it up as a gift?

Tatoeba · #274349

In the event that asbestos-covered mesh is found, ensure its safety by damping the asbestos portion to prevent dust release and wrapping in a plastic bag.

Tatoeba · #391895

I'll spend at least two hours wrapping all these Christmas presents.

Tatoeba · #657150

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