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
- ‘He agreed
- a huge smile wreathing his face as he walked the few paces over to the other side of his room.’
- ‘The eruption produced a cloud of steam and ash that wreathed the 3
- 000 ft Stromboli mountain and a tidal wave that rocked ships in ports more than 100 miles away.’
- ‘Ben sat at the keyboard composing furiously
- his face wreathed with an angelic smile.’
- ‘I can't imagine anyone not being wreathed in smiles after such an episode.’
- ‘Rock Pigeons swirled around occasionally
- and a rainbow wreathed the feet of the magnificent bronze atop a fountain.’
- ‘He could feel a little air rushing past him
- and as the final countdown commenced
- his face was wreathed in an angelic smile.’
- ‘Everyone was wreathed in smiles and freedom hung about the air like fresh morning mist.’
- ‘His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.’
- ‘The bungalow inside is wreathed in smoke
- great huge clouds of it
- seemingly static around it.’
- ‘The scenery around Loch Linnhe is normally magnificent at this time of year
- 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.’
- ‘The blue haze of burning incense wreathed the dragon-created roofs of the Cheng Doon Teng temple.’
- ‘Holmes was sitting wreathed in tobacco smoke and looked up.’
- ‘Hampden
- meanwhile
- was eerily wreathed in freezing fog but neither the elements nor the task ahead of him seemed to cow Smith's spirits.’
- ‘Madeira's is a mountainous interior
- mysteriously wreathed by a cover of clouds.’
- ‘Earlier in the day
- Southampton Water was wreathed in smoky fog
- forcing the crew to rely on years of hard-won experience to get their passengers safely across.’
- ‘Today
- however
- fog wreathed the tiny islet
- and covered the sand and pebbles at his feet with beadlets of moisture.’
- ‘The other man's jowly face was wreathed in smiles.’
- ‘She had a gentle smile on her face and was wreathed with light from behind
- giving her an earth-real glow.’
- ‘Instead
- Jones was wreathed in smiles which gave way to a brief cry as she stopped in front of her mother
- also Marion
- and other members of the family who had travelled to Sydney.’
- ‘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.’