wreathed; wreathing
1
2
: to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases
3
: to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath
1
: to twist in coils : writhe
2
a
: to take on the shape of a wreath
b
: to move or extend in circles or spirals
Examples of wreathe in a Sentence
decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the “country look”
wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper
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Julia Buckley, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
The deal itself was wreathed in controversy.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
And if either of them ever forgets, the words are always with them, in colorful tattoos that wreathe their arms in foreign languages.
—Debra Kamin, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2022
Many likely formed alongside their parent bodies, sprouting out of the swirling disk of gas and dust that wreathes planets in their infancy.
—Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020
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“Wreathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreathe. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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wreathe
verb
wreathed; wreathing
1
: to form into a wreath
2
: to crown, decorate, or cover with or as if with a wreath
ivy wreathed the pole
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