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wrapped in cotton wool

wrapped in cotton wool is the simple past and past participle of wrap in cotton wool.

Meaning of wrap in cotton wool

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

Questions about wrapped in cotton wool

What is wrapped in cotton wool the simple past and past participle of?
Wrapped in cotton wool is the simple past and past participle of wrap in cotton wool.

Words near wrapped in cotton wool in the dictionary

  1. wrappages
  2. wrappe
  3. wrapped
  4. wrapped around one's little finger
  5. wrapped in a bow
  6. wrapped in cotton wool
  7. wrapped in the flag
  8. wrapped one's arms around
  9. wrapped one's brain around
  10. wrapped one's head around
  11. wrapped one's mind around

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