wrapping

Other forms of wrapping

plural

wrappings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wrapping

What does wrapping mean?

wrapping means "the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wrapping?

wrapping has 2 syllables: wrap-ping. The stress falls on "wrap". In IPA it is /ˈɹæpɪŋ/.

What is another word for wrapping?

Close synonyms include wrap, wrapper, swathe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wrapping a common word?

wrapping is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.