wreathe



wreathe (itself) around someone or something

[for something] to form itself into a wreath or circle around someone or something. The smoke wreathed around the smokers' heads, almost obliterating sight of them. The smoke wreathed around the green tree near the fire.
See also: around, wreathe

wreathe someone or something in something

to enclose someone or something in a wreath or a wreath-shaped area. The trees wreathed them in a lovely frame. It made a beautiful photograph. The vines wreathed the campers in a gentle bower.
See also: wreathe

wreathe something around someone or something

to form something into a wreath around someone or something. The smoke wreathed a ring around the old man holding a pipe. The cloud wreathed a huge halo around the tip of the mountain.
See also: around, wreathe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Walls[wɔ:lz]
Jyrgal-Kyrgyz
Yiftach-Biblical Hebrew
Athene-Greek Mythology
Vasilyvah-SEE-leeRussian
Fox[fɔks]