Wreathe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move with slow, sinuous movements

decorate or deck with wreaths

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːð/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːð/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːð/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈiːð/.

Examples

wreathe the grave site

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wind

Parts of Speech

verb	move with slow, sinuous movements
verb	decorate or deck with wreaths “wreathe the grave site”
verb	form into a wreath

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

winden

Bewegen Sie sich mit langsamen, geschwungenen Bewegungen

🇫🇷French

tresser

bouger avec des mouvements lents et sinueux

🇪🇸Spanish

enguirnaldar

moverse con movimientos lentos y sinuosos

🇮🇹Italian

ghirlanda

muoversi con movimenti lenti e sinuosi

🇳🇱Dutch

krans

beweeg met langzame, bochtige bewegingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

guirlanda

mova-se com movimentos lentos e sinuosos

🇷🇺Russian

венок

двигаться медленными, извилистыми движениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुष्पांजलि

धीमी, टेढ़ी चाल के साथ आगे बढ़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

পুষ্পস্তবক

ধীর গতির সাথে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

மாலை

மெதுவான, பாவமான அசைவுகளுடன் நகரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుష్పగుచ్ఛము

నెమ్మదిగా, పాపాత్మకమైన కదలికలతో కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्पहार घालणे

मंद, पापी हालचालींसह हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

માળા

ધીમી, અસ્પષ્ટ હલનચલન સાથે ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನಿಧಾನ, ಸೈನಸ್ ಚಲನೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റീത്ത്

സാവധാനത്തിലുള്ള, പാപകരമായ ചലനങ്ങളോടെ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਪਾਜਲੀ

ਹੌਲੀ, ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਅੰਦੋਲਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چادر چڑھانا

سست، گندی تحریکوں کے ساتھ منتقل کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

盘绕

以缓慢、蜿蜒的动作移动

🇯🇵Japanese

花輪

ゆっくりとした曲がりくねった動きで動く

🇰🇷Korean

감기다

느리고 구불구불한 움직임으로 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòng hoa

di chuyển với những chuyển động chậm rãi, quanh co

🇹🇭Thai

พวงหรีด

เคลื่อนไหวอย่างช้าๆและคดเคี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelubungi

bergerak dengan gerakan lambat dan berliku-liku

🇵🇭Filipino

korona

gumalaw na may mabagal, paikot-ikot na paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

karangan bunga

bergerak dengan pergerakan yang perlahan dan berliku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اكليلا

التحرك بحركات بطيئة ومتعرجة

🇮🇷Persian

اکلیل زدن

با حرکات آهسته و سینوسی حرکت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

çelenk koymak

yavaş, kıvrımlı hareketlerle hareket edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להטיף זר

לנוע בתנועות איטיות ומתפתלות

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