cocooning

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co·coon·ing (k

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Retreat into the seclusion of one's own home during leisure time, as for privacy or escape: "The harassments of daily life

looming nuclear incineration, rude waiters

have driven people to cocooning." (George F. Will).

The spraying or coating of an aircraft or equipment with a substance, e.g., a plastic, to form a cocoonlike seal against the effects of the atmosphere.

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Noun

cocooning - retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)

seclusion - the act of secluding yourself from others

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cocooning

n (Sociol) → Cocooning nt

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