"cocooning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cocoonings [plural]
Etymology: Sense “staying in one's home” coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q5431219|in=1981|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cocooning (countable and uncountable, plural cocoonings)
  1. The formation of a cocoon. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cocooning-en-noun-a00JPnnk
  2. (by extension) The act of staying inside one's home, insulated from perceived danger, instead of going out. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Translations (act of staying inside one's home): kotona kyhjöttäminen (Finnish), zostawanie w domu [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cocooning-en-noun-M0TaCjqg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 71 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 80 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 64 16 Disambiguation of "act of staying inside one's home": 2 98

Verb [English]

Etymology: Sense “staying in one's home” coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q5431219|in=1981|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by American futurologist Faith Popcorn in 1981 Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cocooning
  1. present participle and gerund of cocoon Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cocoon
    Sense id: en-cocooning-en-verb-56BcHiq-

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