wreathe

• Verbe désignant l'action de tordre ou de donner une forme, ainsi que d'entourer, d'envelopper ou de ceindre quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of twisting or forming something into a shape, or encircling or surrounding something.

1. Move with slow, sinuous movementsC2formal

   To move or flow in a twisting, winding, or graceful manner.

   Se mouvoir en ondulant

   • Smoke wreathed slowly from the chimney.
   • The dancer wreathed across the stage with elegant motions.
   • Mist wreathed around the mountain peaks.

   Synonymescoilcurlmeandersnaketwistundulatewind

2. Decorate or deck with wreathsC2formal

   To adorn or encircle something with a wreath or something resembling a wreath.

   couronner de guirlandes

   • They wreathed the door with holly for the holidays.
   • Her hair was wreathed with flowers.
   • The statue was wreathed in laurel leaves.

   Synonymescrownfestoongarland

3. Form into a wreathC2formal

   To twist or shape something into a circular or spiral form.

   Former une couronne

   • She wreathed the vines into a crown.
   • The smoke wreathed itself into a ring.
   • He wreathed the wire into a decorative circle.

   Synonymesbraidcoilcurlentwineinterlaceintertwinelooptwistweavewind