cocooning

verb

Definition of cocooningnext
present participle of cocoon
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could

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Recent Examples of cocooning Start your child young as far as global adventures and sophistication are concerned by cocooning them in this indulgent, miniature version of the above The Ritz-Carlton robe. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 That said, the Inn itself is so cocooning that many guests end up spending far more time on the property than originally planned. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 Drivers who failed to dig out while the snow from our late-January storm was still soft are now contending with thick walls of ice cocooning their vehicles. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2026 Josephson likes to turn down the volume on the outside world, cocooning her readers in the white noise of affirmation. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Fluid yet substantial, this favorite from Cos skims the body with soft folds that are both cocooning and refined. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025 The first is with Tallulah, her best friend slash client who’s been slacking off on both fronts since cocooning into her new relationship with Tessa. — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025 The half-moon shape is especially conducive to cocooning you for hours on end. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 That’s just shy of a record 444 set in 2022 when people were cocooning in homes during the pandemic. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocooning
  1. wrapping
  2. enveloping
  3. shrouding
  4. enclosing
  5. encasing
Verb
  • Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up.
    — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The gold numbering, along with a single gold racing stripe wrapping around the armholes, and a distinct gold-and-white striping pattern running down the right side of both the jersey and the shorts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • Deadly weekend Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport underscored the risk of war enveloping still more of the Middle East.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Sinot gave Larsson’s eyes a wash of frosty white shimmer, extending the pale shadow all the way up to the brows and enveloping the inner corners to serve as a canvas for more crystals.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloping
Verb
  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrouding
Verb
  • Each petal serves both structural and aesthetic purposes, enclosing a vast central hall that can accommodate up to 2,500 worshippers.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enclosing
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  • Little Miner’s version isn’t so much a riff as an homage, with a flour tortilla encasing queso sauce, tortilla chips, chipotle aioli, lettuce, tomato, raw onion, sour cream and a choice of proteins.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The spigots serve as injection ports, where crews can pump grout behind the tunnel wall, with the goal of coating and encasing the entire tunnel lining under the Newtown Creek in a waterproof layer, filling any cracks along the way.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of encasing

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“Cocooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocooning. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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