mantle
verb/ˈmæntl/
/ˈmæntl/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mantle | /ˈmæntl/ /ˈmæntl/ |
| he / she / it mantles | /ˈmæntlz/ /ˈmæntlz/ |
| past simple mantled | /ˈmæntld/ /ˈmæntld/ |
| past participle mantled | /ˈmæntld/ /ˈmæntld/ |
| -ing form mantling | /ˈmæntlɪŋ/ /ˈmæntlɪŋ/ |
- mantle something to cover the surface of something
- Heavy mists mantled the forested slopes behind the village.
Word OriginOld English mentel, from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French mantel.Definitions on the go
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