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swathing

verb

present participle of swathe
1
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper

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2
as in bandaging
to cover with a bandage tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds

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Recent Examples of swathing Designer Bob Mackie, famed for swathing Cher and other celebs in envelope-pushing, glittery fashion confections, has died. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 Gap even takes things up a notch by swathing certain Five-Pocket selections in vegan suede and multiple shades of canvas — effectively nodding to its other beloved bottoms options. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 With that, designers are creating unexpected pairings, such as marrying it to a graphic abstract, adding a splash of leopard, or even swathing an entire space in a single ivy-forward pattern. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026 Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Consider swathing the ceiling with wallpaper, splashing it with an unexpected paint color, or adding unique crown molding details to draw the eye upwards. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathing
  1. wrapping
  2. bandaging
  3. shrouding
  4. binding
  5. enveloping
  6. enclosing
Verb
  • After making his final start on May 14, White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain, which is a tearing or stretching of the thick tissue wrapping around his throwing shoulder joint.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Godshalk encouraged us to try banding the river cane—a technique involving tying or wrapping groups of stems for decorative purposes.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • The video also shows officers bandaging the woman's wound after she was shot in the parking lot.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy.
    — Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of bandaging
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  • 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
  • When making a round arrangement, Godshalk emphasizes the importance of each stem emerging from a single binding point.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The report, while not binding, adds to international evidence gathered about crimes in the war in Iran, and could eventually be used in efforts to reach justice in international courts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of binding
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  • Ma, like Lucas, evokes dreamlike scenography that heightens and shifts emotion through enveloping atmospheres.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Save this for cold weather to truly savor its rich, enveloping smokiness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of enveloping
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  • Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Like the work of other Palestinian artists of his generation, Mansour’s paintings helped carry the dreams and testimony of his people beyond the walls enclosing Gaza and the West Bank.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclosing

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“Swathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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