What is the meaning of cocooning?

noun

  • Retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape. )

verb

  • Retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment.
    • usage: "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.
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