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wrapping

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. wrapping (noun)
  2. wrap (verb)
  3. wrapping-gown (noun)
  4. wrap up (verb)
  5. gift wrap (verb)
  6. shrink-wrap (verb)

wrapping

noun

Definition of WRAPPING

: something used to wrap an object : wrapper
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Examples of WRAPPING

  1. She tore the wrapping off the present.
  2. Some of the mummy's wrappings had been removed.

First Known Use of WRAPPING

14th century

Rhymes with WRAPPING

capping, mapping, strapping, trapping

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