Antonyms for wrapping

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rap-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈræp ɪŋ

Definition of wrapping

Origin : early 14c., wrappen, of uncertain etymology, perhaps via Scandinavian (cf. Danish dialectal vravle "to wind"), ultimately from PIE *werp- "to turn, wind" (cf. Greek rhaptein "to sew"), from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus). Related: Wrapped; wrapping.

verb surround with a covering

Example sentences :

Linda picked it up, untied the string, and slipped off the wrapping.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

To the devil with this dismal darkness, wrapping itself about one with a chill!
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

That burst of cold—had it truly been liquid fires, wrapping him around?
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

He was wrapping the beautiful smell again in the tissue wrappings.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

He undid the wrapping of the lawyer's letter and, as he read, the blood went from his face.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

The coachman had mounted to his box, and was wrapping a sheepskin about his knees.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Chet had a feeling that they were wrapping themselves in black invisibility.
Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin

Hold this tightly in the left hand, wrapping it very hard with thread or cord.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

In wrapping on the artificial leg muscles begin at the feet.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

A pencil and a sheet of wrapping paper will first be brought into service.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

Synonyms for wrapping

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