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Swathing

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Present participle of swathe.

n. A wrapping.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A band; a bandage.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)

Word Usage

"Saringer worked on Vonn around the clock, performing lymph drainage (a type of massage used to improve flow and drainage and speed healing), cheese therapy (wrapping an injury in Austrian topfen cheese, thought by some to promote healing), swathing the shin in castor oil and wrapping it in saran wrap."

Verb Form

swathed swathes swathing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

bind bandage patch

Form

swathed swathing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bandage band swath bind enswathe swaddle cocoon clothe

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

bathe lathe nathe rathe

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

swath swatch outfitter