cocoon
🇺🇸
/kəˈkuːn/
🇬🇧
/kəˈkuːn/
noun
R
A protective covering made of silk threads that some insects, like moths, create around themselves before they grow up.
The caterpillar spun a cocoon before transforming into a butterfly.
R
Something soft that wraps around a person or thing to keep them safe.
The baby was snug in the cocoon of blankets.
verb
R
To surround someone or something completely to keep them safe.
The sleeping bags cocooned us, keeping us warm and safe.
R
To stay at home and not go out much, enjoying a quiet and private life.
To save money, she decided to cocoon at home instead of going out.
translation
A protective covering made of silk threads that some insects, like moths, create around themselves before they grow up.; Something soft that wraps around a person or thing to keep them safe.
To surround someone or something completely to keep them safe.; To stay at home and not go out much, enjoying a quiet and private life.
Word Forms
3rd Present
cocoons
Past
cocooned
Perfect
cocooned
Progressive
cocooning
Plural
cocoons