cocooning

noun

co·​coon·​ing kə-ˈkü-niŋ 

: the practice of spending leisure time at home in preference to going out

Examples of cocooning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Austin Proper hotel, designed by Kelly Wearstler, boasts curved damask headboards with both lighting and nightstands integrated into its cocooning shape. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026

The cocooning experience of infrared bed therapy uses red and infrared light to support skin health and reduce inflammation. — Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

While Liden’s displacement and depersonalization of private property in Unheimlich Manöver could be perceived as the inversion of Darboven’s cocooning, the artists share a preoccupation with the silent speech of objects and with language as a spatial entity. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Some of the larger suites have modern four-posters; those that are smaller feel cocooning and cozy. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cocooning

• ballooning
• cartooning
• communing
• impugning
• crooning
• mooning
• pruning
• spooning
• swooning
• tuning