Cocoon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈkuːn|  American pronunciation of the word cocoon
Brit.  |kəˈkuːn|  British pronunciation of the word cocoon

noun

- silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

verb

- retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings
She loves to stay at home and cocoon
- wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

Extra examples

The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.

The movie star was surrounded by a protective cocoon of bodyguards.

Americans are spending more time cocooning at home in recent years.

...cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could...

His arms cocooned her body.

He cocooned himself in his home studio.

The baby peered out of its cocoon of blankets.

She was surrounded by the cocoon of a loving family.

She was cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives.

Usually she lay for ages cocooned in her warm bed.

Female stars have virtually to cocoon themselves against unwanted suitors.

Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings

She loves to stay at home and cocoon

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cocoon
he/she/it: cocoons
present participle: cocooning
past tense: cocooned
past participle: cocooned
noun
singular: cocoon
plural: cocoons
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