wrapping

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/
noun verb Freq #11373

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The material used to cover or enclose something.

    She tore off the wrapping to see her present.

  2. 2
    verb

    Present participle of wrap.

    He spent the evening wrapping gifts for the family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the material used to cover... wrappercasingpackaging
Word family
Forms wrappings
Derived forms gift-wrapping

Etymology

From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.

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