"wreathing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wreathing [comparative], most wreathing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wreathing (comparative more wreathing, superlative most wreathing)
  1. Having a pattern that wreathes. Derived forms: wreathingly
    Sense id: en-wreathing-en-adj-LKNvrl43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 5 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 8 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 7 10 8

Noun

Forms: wreathings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wreathing (plural wreathings)
  1. The motion or pattern of something that wreaths.
    Sense id: en-wreathing-en-noun-CUZpM3rL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wreathing
  1. present participle and gerund of wreath Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wreath
    Sense id: en-wreathing-en-verb-NOnF2Pzn
  2. present participle and gerund of wreathe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wreathe
    Sense id: en-wreathing-en-verb-9b65ZXgU

Inflected forms

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