Cocooning

Pronunciation: /kəˈkuːnɪŋ/

Cocooning (noun)

  1. The habit of staying indoors and avoiding going out, especially to feel safe or comfortable.
  2. A strategy of limiting contact with others to reduce risk, often during illness outbreaks or emergencies.

Examples

  • Cocooning helps me relax without going out.
  • Her cocooning turned the weekend into quiet reading.

Cocooning (verb)

  1. To stay indoors and avoid social contact, usually to feel safer or more comfortable.

Examples

  • I cocooning to avoid going out when I feel unwell.
  • She cocooning and avoids crowded places.