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cocoon

[kuh-koon] / kəˈkun /
VERB
protect with covering
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Example Sentences

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What’s more, when cocooned in that basket, the injured skier isn’t peering down over the edge.

From Los Angeles Times

Lily grabs two blankets and bundles herself into a fleece cocoon on the sofa.

From Literature

“You’re splitting out of your clothes like a butterfly from its cocoon! But don’t worry, as soon as we harvest the corn, your new uniform will be top priority!”

From Literature

The company lays the deceased in a coffin-like container it calls a cocoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m lying on a heated massage bed, cocooned in a soft, weighted blanket, as Kayla Faraji caresses my cheeks with billowy, pink goose feathers.

From Los Angeles Times