cocooning

UK
/kəˈkuːnɪŋ/
US
/kəˈkunɪŋ/
cocooningnoun
Translations
Cocooning has become a popular trend as people prefer staying at home.
Уединение стало популярной тенденцией, так как люди предпочитают оставаться дома.
The caterpillar spins a cocoon to protect itself during metamorphosis.
Гусеница плетет кокон, чтобы защитить себя во время метаморфоза.
Definitions
The practice of spending leisure time at home in preference to going out.
During the winter months, many people enjoy cocooning with a good book and a warm blanket.
A public-health strategy in which people in close contact with a vulnerable individual are vaccinated to protect that individual from infection.
Pertussis cocooning is recommended to protect newborns until they are old enough to receive their own shots.
cocooninggerund / present participle
UK
/kəˈkuːnɪŋ/
US
/kəˈkunɪŋ/
Used to describe something that envelops or insulates like a cocoon, e.g., 'a cocooning coat'.
Definitions
Enveloping or insulating; providing a protective, cocoon-like covering.
She wrapped herself in a cocooning blanket to escape the chill.
cocoonverb

cocooning

Gerund

cocooned
Past Simple
cocooned
Past Participle
cocooning
Gerund
UK
/kəˈkuːn/
US
/kəˈkun/
Translations
The caterpillar will cocoon itself before becoming a butterfly.
Гусеница окутывает себя, прежде чем стать бабочкой.
She likes to cocoon herself in a warm blanket during winter.
Она любит укутывать себя в теплое одеяло зимой.
Additional translations
Definitions
To envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way.
She cocooned herself in a warm blanket on the cold winter night.
To retreat into a private or protected space, often to avoid stress or danger.
After a long week, he cocooned in his room to recharge.
cocoonnoun
Definitions
A silky case spun by the larvae of many insects for protection as pupae.
The caterpillar spun a cocoon around itself to begin its transformation into a butterfly.
A protective covering or environment that isolates or shelters someone or something.
She felt safe and secure in the cocoon of her warm blanket on a cold winter night.
cocoonadjective
Definitions
Providing or characterized by enveloping warmth, protection, or snugness, like that of a cocoon.
She wrapped herself in a cocoon blanket for the night.