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wrap in cotton wool

wrap in cotton wool verb: to treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.

Verb

wrap in cotton wool (third-person singular simple present wraps in cotton wool, present participle wrapping in cotton wool, simple past and past participle wrapped in cotton wool)

  1. (idiomatic) To treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.
    • 'A word to the wise—don't wrap him in cotton wool, because he'll resent it later.2015 October 1, Kate Hardy, Falling for Mr. December, Harlequin, →ISBN
    • But you can't wrap me in cotton wool.2014 December 21, A K Michaels, Supernatural Enforcement Bureau, Bureau Under Siege: Book 3, A K Michaels

wrap in cotton wool meaning in Bengali

wrap in cotton wool in Bengali

কোমলভাবে ব্যবহার করা, আদর দিয়ে মাথায় তোলা

Forms of wrap in cotton wool

third-person singular presentwraps in cotton wool
present participlewrapping in cotton wool
past participlewrapped in cotton wool
pastwrapped in cotton wool

Questions about wrap in cotton wool

What does wrap in cotton wool mean?
Wrap in cotton wool means to treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.
What is wrap in cotton wool in Bengali?
Wrap in cotton wool in Bengali is কোমলভাবে ব্যবহার করা, আদর দিয়ে মাথায় তোলা. See Wrap in cotton wool meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is wrap in cotton wool?
Wrap in cotton wool is a verb.
What is the past tense of wrap in cotton wool?
The past tense of wrap in cotton wool is wrapped in cotton wool.

Words near wrap in cotton wool in the dictionary

  1. wrap accounts
  2. wrap around
  3. wrap around one's little finger
  4. wrap dress
  5. wrap dresses
  6. wrap in cotton wool
  7. wrap in the flag
  8. wrap it before you tap it
  9. wrap one's arms around
  10. wrap one's brain around
  11. wrap one's head around

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