verb (wreathed; wreathing)
Etymology: wreath
Date: 1530
transitive verb
1. to shape into a wreath, interweave , to cause to coil about something, to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases, to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath, intransitive verb to twist in coils ; writhe ,
2. to take on the shape of a wreath, to move or extend in circles or spirals