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wrapping in cotton wool

wrapping in cotton wool is the present participle and gerund 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 wrapping in cotton wool

What is wrapping in cotton wool the present participle and gerund of?
Wrapping in cotton wool is the present participle and gerund of wrap in cotton wool.

Words near wrapping in cotton wool in the dictionary

  1. wrappeth
  2. wrapping
  3. wrapping around one's little finger
  4. wrapping gown
  5. wrapping gowns
  6. wrapping in cotton wool
  7. wrapping in the flag
  8. wrapping one's arms around
  9. wrapping one's brain around
  10. wrapping one's head around
  11. wrapping one's mind around

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