wreathe
Pronunciation: (rē), [key]
— v., wreathed wreathed wreath𠈮n wreath•ing.
—v.t.
- to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- to form as a wreath by twisting or twining.
- to surround in curving or curling masses or form.
- to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles.
—v.i.
- to take the form of a wreath or wreaths.
- to move in curving or curling masses, as smoke.
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