wrapping

noun

wrap·​ping ˈra-piŋ 

: something used to wrap an object : wrapper

Examples of wrapping in a Sentence

She tore the wrapping off the present.

Some of the mummy's wrappings had been removed.

Recent Examples on the Web

There's post-dinner cleanup, a little basketball highlight watching, hair wrapping for the girls, and finally, a bath and bedtime routine that stretches until nearly 12 a.m. Once the kids are down, Emily and Jake unwind until almost 1 a.m. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025

Because of the corpse’s careful wrapping, its hair, skin and nails have been preserved through the millennia. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

The products were sold between November 18, 2024, and July 16, 2025, the FDA warns, and are packaged in a clear plastic wrapping. —Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025

When Was Wicked: For Good Filmed? Wicked: For Good was filmed back-to-back with Wicked: Part One from December 2022 to July 2023, with production wrapping in January 2024 due to delays caused by the Hollywood strikes. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wrapping

• wrapping paper

Rhymes for wrapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• mapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping

Kids Definition

wrapping

noun

wrap·​ping

ˈrap-iŋ

: wrapper sense 1