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wrapping

noun verb

The material in which something is wrapped.

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Word length
8
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/ˈɹæpɪŋ/

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noun

  1. The material in which something is wrapped.

verb

  1. To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

  2. To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.

    “A snake wraps itself around its prey.”

  3. To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.

  4. (video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

  5. (lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line

    “I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.”

  6. To make functionality available through a software wrapper.

  7. To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

    “The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.”

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Example Sentences

A snake wraps itself around its prey.
I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.

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