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cottoning (to)

verb

present participle of cotton (to)
as in delighting (in)

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  1. enjoying
  2. relishing
  3. digging
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  • Not even a tremendously good TikTok from Whitney Leavitt could save her husband from elimination when facing the late-night-TV-enjoying population.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Faisal Bashir | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China's artificial intelligence models may be enjoying rapid adoption but that isn't yet translating into revenue, raising questions about company valuations.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of enjoying
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  • Maeve wakes up unhinged, manipulating her not-grandson Eddie (Anson Boon) and relishing a gunfight that leaves a hole in her husband’s chest like a typical partner might celebrate a birthday party.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The pair never had children, with Parton instead relishing her role as aunt and godmother to her siblings’ and friends’ children.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of relishing
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  • Brendan McDermid | Reuters Surging oil prices and bond yields have made markets choppy in recent weeks — but many investors are digging ing and hoping returns are in sight.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Officials suspected the animal may have been a male brown bear based on the size of the digging sites and the hunters’ description, according to Outdoor Life.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of digging
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“Cottoning (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottoning%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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