Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocooning

/kəkˈunɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: co-coon-ing
IPA: /kəkˈunɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of a cocoon.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of staying inside one's home, insulated from perceived danger, instead of going out.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of cocoon

Example Sentences

"The rise of social cocooning, beginning in the 1980s, greatly impacted the social life of families. Where once families lived in more modest-sized homes and spent time engaged in community endeavors such as church, PTA and school functions[…], many families now have more spacious homes with enough amenities that they do not need to go to the public park, the local swimming pool, or even the local movie theater; […]"

Etymology

The sense of staying in one's home was coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cocoonings (plural)

Rhymes With

tuning pruning ballooning swooning crooning cartooning communing bruning impugning bruening chewning

Questions

How do you pronounce cocooning?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəkˈunɪŋ/.
What does cocooning mean?: The formation of a cocoon.
Where does cocooning come from?: The sense of staying in one's home was coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981.

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