Synonyms of wrapping

wrapping

verb

present participle of wrap

1

as in bandaging

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandaging
• circling
• taping
• girding
• girting
• girdling
• girthing
• enwinding
• belting
• banding
• engirding
• engirdling
• looping
• winding
• lashing
• trussing
• begirding
• tying up
• wiring
• roping
• swathing
• wreathing
• cording
• chaining
• shackling
• enwreathing
• enswathing
• enchaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwrapping
• unwinding
• untying
• ungirding
• unshackling
• unbinding
• unlashing

2

as in enveloping

to surround or cover closely

a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enveloping
• enclosing
• shrouding
• encasing
• draping
• encompassing
• embedding
• involving
• embracing
• enfolding
• muffling
• swathing
• cocooning
• encircling
• enwrapping
• enshrouding
• veiling
• mantling
• lapping
• cloaking
• bowering
• embowering
• bosoming
• investing
• embosoming
• enswathing
• circling
• circumfusing
• swaddling
• curtaining
• disguising
• blanketing
• camouflaging
• masking
• overlaying
• overspreading
• enlacing
• enwinding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• exposing
• baring
• denuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrapping

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

If one connected service already coordinates multiple back-end systems, wrapping it in another supervisor simply adds another routing layer, increasing latency and failure points without adding meaningful value. — Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Brown gifted Woolard a watch, journal, and sweet treat per an Instagram reel of her wrapping the present. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

The measures include odor-control sprayers being installed around the warehouse, application of odor-neutralizer to the waste multiple times per day, and wrapping the building where possible to control odors. — City News Service, Daily News, 25 July 2026

Divers focused Wednesday on collecting genetically diverse coral pieces, wrapping each in wet bubble wrap and placing them in coolers before sanitizing them and putting them in tanks at the hatchery. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

The old woman sat down at her oval table, wrapping her hands around a yellow mug. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor. — David MacK, CNN Money, 17 July 2026