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

Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

What Roth is troubleshooting is a 35-pound humanoid sculpture emerging out the back of the dress and wrapping its arms around Roth’s upper body—a faceless specter looming over him that one armchair critic likens to something from Spirit Halloween. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Coating an entire spacecraft with a meaningfully thick layer of radiation shielding remains impractical due to weight constraints, but wrapping astronauts in protective garments may potentially be helpful. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Her new novel reinvents the Western crime novel, wrapping together stories from 2024, 2003 and 1902, with characters ping-ponging off each other, surprises at every turn. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

More than a decade after wrapping the beloved seven-season run of Parks and Rec, Poehler and Schur teamed up to write the Dig pilot episode. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

Either thaw them at room temperature or reheat them by wrapping frozen muffins or loaves in foil and placing them in a 300ºF oven for 12 to 15 minutes (muffins) or up to 30 minutes (loaves) until heated through. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

If weather is the issue, consider wrapping your boxwoods in burlap during winter to protect against harsh winds and cold temperatures. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026