wreathe

Questions about wreathe

What does wreathe mean?

wreathe means "move with slow, sinuous movements". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wreathe?

wreathe has 2 syllables: wre-athe. The stress falls on "athe".

What is another word for wreathe?

Close synonyms include wind. 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 wreathe a common word?

wreathe is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.