wrapping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap +‎ -ing.

Noun

wrapping (plural wrappings)

1. The material in which something is wrapped.

   Synonyms: casing, packaging

   • 1918, Folklore Society (Great Britain), Publications:

     Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...

2. (computing, writing) The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

   Synonyms: line breaking, line wrapping, text wrapping, word wrapping

   See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wraparound

Derived terms

• buddy wrapping
• gift-wrapping
• wrapping gown
• wrapping paper

Translations

material in which something is wrapped — see also packaging

• Bulgarian: опаковка f (opakovka)
• Finnish: kääre (fi)
• French: enveloppe (fr) f, emballage (fr) m
• Hebrew: עֲטִיפָה f ('atifá)
• Ottoman Turkish: زار (zar)
• Russian: упако́вка (ru) f (upakóvka), обёртка (ru) f (objórtka)
• Spanish: embalaje m, envoltorio (es) m
• Swedish: emballage (sv)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wrapping

1. present participle and gerund of wrap

Derived terms

• wrapping up