Dictionary entry

Wreathe

Pronunciation: /riːð/

Pronunciation

/riːð/

Myanmar Meaning

ခွေသည်။ လိပ်သည်။ ပန်းခွေပုံဖြင့် တန်ဆာဆင်သည်။

Definition

wreathe /ri:ð/ v ၁။ ~ sth (in/ with sth) (usu passive) ဖံုးလႊမ္းသည္။ ပတ္ရံသည္။ stems wreathed with clusters of purple flowers ❍ The hills were wreathed in mist. ❍ ( fig ) Her face was wreathed in smiles (ie She was smiling a lot). ၂။ (ျမဴ၊ မီးခိုး စသည္) အလိပ္အလိပ္ တက္သည္။ smoke wreathing upwards.

Examples

  1. ‘He agreed
  2. a huge smile wreathing his face as he walked the few paces over to the other side of his room.’
  3. ‘The eruption produced a cloud of steam and ash that wreathed the 3
  4. 000 ft Stromboli mountain and a tidal wave that rocked ships in ports more than 100 miles away.’
  5. ‘Ben sat at the keyboard composing furiously
  6. his face wreathed with an angelic smile.’
  7. ‘I can't imagine anyone not being wreathed in smiles after such an episode.’
  8. ‘Rock Pigeons swirled around occasionally
  9. and a rainbow wreathed the feet of the magnificent bronze atop a fountain.’
  10. ‘He could feel a little air rushing past him
  11. and as the final countdown commenced
  12. his face was wreathed in an angelic smile.’
  13. ‘Everyone was wreathed in smiles and freedom hung about the air like fresh morning mist.’
  14. ‘His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.’
  15. ‘The bungalow inside is wreathed in smoke
  16. great huge clouds of it
  17. seemingly static around it.’
  18. ‘The scenery around Loch Linnhe is normally magnificent at this time of year
  19. but last week the gold and russet-brown colours of the Lochaber hills were hidden by the low clouds which wreathed Fort William in grey.’
  20. ‘The blue haze of burning incense wreathed the dragon-created roofs of the Cheng Doon Teng temple.’
  21. ‘Holmes was sitting wreathed in tobacco smoke and looked up.’
  22. ‘Hampden
  23. meanwhile
  24. was eerily wreathed in freezing fog but neither the elements nor the task ahead of him seemed to cow Smith's spirits.’
  25. ‘Madeira's is a mountainous interior
  26. mysteriously wreathed by a cover of clouds.’
  27. ‘Earlier in the day
  28. Southampton Water was wreathed in smoky fog
  29. forcing the crew to rely on years of hard-won experience to get their passengers safely across.’
  30. ‘Today
  31. however
  32. fog wreathed the tiny islet
  33. and covered the sand and pebbles at his feet with beadlets of moisture.’
  34. ‘The other man's jowly face was wreathed in smiles.’
  35. ‘She had a gentle smile on her face and was wreathed with light from behind
  36. giving her an earth-real glow.’
  37. ‘Instead
  38. Jones was wreathed in smiles which gave way to a brief cry as she stopped in front of her mother
  39. also Marion
  40. and other members of the family who had travelled to Sydney.’
  41. ‘A sharp knock in the morning and steaming hot tea would wake us up to another glorious day - the sun emerging from behind mist wreathed hills.’