wrapping

American  

[rap-ing] / ˈræp ɪŋ /

noun

1. Often wrappings. the covering in which something is wrapped.

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wrapping British  

/ ˈræpɪŋ /

noun

1. the material used to wrap something

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Etymology

Origin of wrapping

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wrap, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Taking the wire in both hands, I started wrapping the spring as Grandpa had told me.

From Literature

It was a curse, and I could feel it wrapping around me fast now, tightening its coils.

From Literature

As the team was wrapping up its final practice in Milan on Saturday, a spider dropped from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times

Ano noted that there are very few team sports at this year's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which are wrapping up on Sunday.

From Barron's

Isidora was Greek, and her name is etched in black ink on the left side of the red-tinted fragments of wrapping that still adhere to her portrait.

From The Wall Street Journal

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