Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrapping

/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: wrap-ping
IPA: /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The material in which something is wrapped.

noun

The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

verb

present participle and gerund of wrap

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wrappinge

Inflected Forms

wrappings (plural)

Phrases

buddy wrapping gift-wrapping wrapping gown wrapping paper wrapping up

Synonyms

casing packaging swathe line breaking line wrapping text wrapping word wrapping wrap wrapper

Homonyms

rapping

Rhymes With

mapping tapping snapping trapping slapping clapping rapping capping scrapping napping flapping strapping

Questions

How do you pronounce wrapping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/.
What does wrapping mean?: The material in which something is wrapped.
Where does wrapping come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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