swathe
verb/sweɪð/
/sweɪð/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they swathe | /sweɪð/ /sweɪð/ |
| he / she / it swathes | /sweɪðz/ /sweɪðz/ |
| past simple swathed | /sweɪðd/ /sweɪðd/ |
| past participle swathed | /sweɪðd/ /sweɪðd/ |
| -ing form swathing | /ˈsweɪðɪŋ/ /ˈsweɪðɪŋ/ |
- to wrap or cover somebody/something in something
- (be) swathed in something He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages.
- The village was swathed in early morning mist.
Word Originverb late Old English swath- (noun), swathian (verb); compare with swaddle.Definitions on the go
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