v., wreathed, wreath·ing, wreathes.

v.tr.

1. To twist or entwine into a wreath.
2. To twist or curl into a wreathlike shape or contour.
3. To crown, decorate, or encircle with or as if with a wreath.
4. To coil or curl.
5. To form a wreath or wreathlike shape around.

v.intr.

1. To assume the form of a wreath.
2. To curl, writhe, or spiral: The smoke wreathed upward.

[From WREATH.]

verb

To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind². See repetition, straight/bent.

IN BRIEF: Encircle something as if forming a round decorative arrangement.

We could tell that a storm was coming when the clouds began to wreathe the mountain and eventually cover it altogether.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: move with slow, sinuous movements
  Synonym: worm

Meaning #2: encircle with or as if with a wreath
  Synonym: wreath

Meaning #3: decorate or deck with wreathes

Meaning #4: form into a wreath
  Synonym: wind

---

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - flette, binde, omkranse, omslutte, bekranse
v. intr. - sno sig, blive snoet, dreje, danne snedriver

Nederlands (Dutch)
omkransen

Français (French)
v. tr. - lisser
v. intr. - monter en spirales

Deutsch (German)
v. - umkränzen, sich ringeln, zu einem Kranz winden, flechten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τυλίγω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
intrecciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - trançar, enfeitar, encaracolar

Русский (Russian)
плести (венок), вплетать, переплетать, обвивать, извиваться, охватывать, клубиться, кривиться, расплываться в улыбке, увенчать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - adornar, trenzar, hacer una guirnalda
v. intr. - retorcerse, salir o subir en espirales, serpentearse (humo, etc.)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fläta, linda, bekransa, ringla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
环绕, 覆盖, 盘绕, 扭动, 缭绕, 成圈

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 環繞, 覆蓋, 盤繞
v. intr. - 扭動, 繚繞, 成圈

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 장식하다, (꽃 등을 엮어) 둥글게 하다, (팔을) 휘감다
v. intr. - (수목이) 원을 이루다, 동그라미가 되다, 감돌다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 輪に作る, 花輪にする, 包む, 輪になる, 渦巻いて昇る, 輪にする, 巻き付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلوي, يجعد, يجدل, يضفر, يلف, يطوي, يزين بإكليل, ينجدل, ينضرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עטף, אפף, הקיף, קלע (זר)‬
v. intr. - ‮נע בצורת זר (עשן)‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.