mantling

verb

present participle of mantle
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mantling
  1. wrapping
  2. shrouding
  3. enveloping
  4. enclosing
Verb
  • Two skinny straps crossed the toes, while another ran diagonally over the instep and met a narrow strap just below the ankle before wrapping around the heel.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • This involves folding gauze multiple times, placing it directly over the specific point of bleeding, and wrapping it tightly.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrouding
Verb
  • An upper-level trough in the Pacific Northwest that has kept that dome from enveloping California and driving up temperatures into the 100s has been just as influential, the weather service said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • That pressure mirrored the underlying stress that’s currently enveloping the journalism world.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of enveloping
Verb
  • The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • Always leave one side open and ensure ventilation when enclosing outdoor equipment.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
Definition of enclosing
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“Mantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantling. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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