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wraps in cotton wool

wraps in cotton wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 wraps in cotton wool

What is wraps in cotton wool the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wraps in cotton wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wrap in cotton wool.

Words near wraps in cotton wool in the dictionary

  1. wraprascals
  2. wrapround
  3. wraprounds
  4. wraps
  5. wraps around one's little finger
  6. wraps in cotton wool
  7. wraps in the flag
  8. wraps one's arms around
  9. wraps one's brain around
  10. wraps one's head around
  11. wraps one's mind around

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