Meaning & use
Happing
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(dialectal, chiefly Scots and northern English) Wrapping or covering snugly, as with a blanket or clothing.
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She spent the evening happing the baby up warmly before the walk home.
He was happing himself in blankets against the cold.
A note on using this word
A dialectal term still heard in parts of Scotland and northern England, related to the noun 'hap', meaning a covering or wrap.
Words with a similar meaning
wrappingbundling
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Words with an opposite meaning
unwrapping
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