WREATHING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

wreathing

verb

present participle of wreathe

as in weaving

to cause to twine about one another decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the "country look"

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as in inserting

to scatter or set here and there among other things wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper

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as in surrounding

to form a circle around pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun

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More magic can be found on the tiny streets weaving through Florence.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
The region was part of a much older textile tradition, with generations of artisans spinning, dyeing and weaving cotton into a lightweight, breathable fabric to combat the temperatures of the subcontinent.

— Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of weaving

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Coming off a left hip flexor strain, the Mets wanted to give him a full workday before inserting him into the lineup again, which wasn’t possible with the wildfire smoke.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Indyk wrote that inserting an international peace conference, or a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian final-status negotiations, into the deal was tempting but doomed to fail.

— Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of inserting

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Even the amount of surrounding pavement, neighboring structures, and roof color can influence how much heat the house gains throughout the day.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of surrounding

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In whatever looping scenario might be chosen, the next step involves twisting a cap on the locking mechanism to take up the slack in the cable.

— Ben Coxworth July 18, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
The beluga came from below and passed in one swooping motion, twisting to display its chest to onlookers.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of twisting

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Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Parts of it are remarkably green, with patchwork fields interspersing the red-brick terraces, and the old industrial landscape reclaimed by nature reserves and parks.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026

Definition of interspersing

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Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026

Definition of encircling

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The company’s tools allow filmmakers to build an AI model using production dailies to help enhance post-production work such as mixing, relighting shots and adding visual effects, forgoing typical visual generative efforts.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 July 2026
Yankee Stadium in the Bronx keeps expanding its vendor lineup, mixing classic New York fare with viral novelty items.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

Zhao said the controller even outperformed the software supplied by the robot’s manufacturer, demonstrating the value of combining machine-learning research with real-world robotics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Customers order through Wonder’s app, combining dishes from multiple concepts in one transaction, with Wonder handling cooking and last‑mile delivery itself.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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