"cocooning" in the noun sense
1. cocooning
retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)
"cocooning" in the verb sense
1. cocoon
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"
2. cocoon
wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
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