"wrapping" in the noun sense

1. wrapping, wrap, wrapper

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

2. swathe, wrapping

an enveloping bandage

"wrapping" in the verb sense

1. wrap, wrap up

arrange or fold as a cover or protection

"wrap the baby before taking her out"

"Wrap the present"

2. wind, wrap, roll, twine

arrange or or coil around

"roll your hair around your finger"

"Twine the thread around the spool"

"She wrapped her arms around the child"

3. envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

"Fog enveloped the house"

4. wrap

crash into so as to coil around

"The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

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