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Wreath vs. Wreathe
Wreath
/riːθ/Examples:
She wove a wreath from wild flowers found in the meadow.The mayor placed a wreath at the veteran's memorial site.On the door hung a festive wreath of holly and pine cones.
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Wreathe
/riːð/Examples:
She wreathed the flowers into a lovely bouquet.The mountains were wreathed in early morning mist.His face wreathed in a gentle smile of satisfaction.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Wreath is a noun and refers to a decorative ring made of flowers, leaves, or other materials.
- Wreathe is a verb, which means to surround or encircle something, often with a twisting or curling action.
- Remember wreath as something you might hang on a door, while wreathe involves the action of doing something.
- Wreath has no e at the end, much like hat, which doesnt have an action, whereas wreathe ends with e, like create', indicating an action.
- If thinking about Christmas, a wreath would be the decoration, and if you wreathe, you are arranging that decoration around something.
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