wrapping

Plural: wrappings

Noun

• Material used to enclose or cover something, like gift wrap.
• the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
• an enveloping bandage
• The material in which something is wrapped.
• The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

Verb

• arrange or fold as a cover or protection
• arrange or or coil around
• enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
• crash into so as to coil around
• present participle and gerund of wrap

Examples

• The wrapping of multiple bonuses made his simple word into a game-changing play.

Synonyms

enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, roll, swathe, twine, wind, wrap, wrap up, wrapper, casing, line breaking, line wrapping, packaging, text wrapping, word wrapping

Antonyms

unwind, unwrap