Noun
- 1. cocooning, seclusion
- usage: retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)
Verb
- 1. cocoon, retreat
- usage: retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon"
- 2. cocoon, envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
- usage: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
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