Verb (used with object) : The doctor cocooned the patient in blankets. ,a political leader cocooned by his staff and his bodyguards.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : a cocoon of gauze.    From Dictionary.com. 

Are you "cocooning" at work, just waiting for the economy to turn around before you jump ship?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marcia Reynolds: Staying Sane in a Job You Don't Want] Reference

Remember in the 1990s, when "cocooning" was a frequent story in the media, and yet we never hear about it anymore?.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Code: How We All Became So Anxious] Reference

(I can't stand the popular word "cocooning," but you get the idea.).    From Wordnik.com.  [TWICE - Digital Imaging News] Reference

Some say David is simply "cocooning," buffering himself against the need to ever leave his nest ... err, basement suite.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Toque] Reference

In recessionary times when discretionary income is squeezed, many families indulge in what is known as "cocooning", said Mr DuBravac.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | Technology | World Edition] Reference

Vaccination of those in close contact with infants younger than 6 months old might help protect infants by "cocooning" them from the virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [KOLO - HomePage - Headlines] Reference

Vaccination of those in close contact with infants younger than 6 months old might help protect infants by "cocooning" them from the virus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home - My News 4] Reference

"cocooning" consumers turned to home entertainment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

"cocooning", which described the trend of people staying at home more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

That lightness closed around them, cocooning them.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Lady of His Own]

The city of Trehaug marked the first cocooning ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

Now we live in darker days, cocooning, anaerobic, unconnected.    From Wordnik.com.  [nonplussed means something else] Reference

She refused to take time to hunt while the cocooning was going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

You know, kids need to be kids, and kids today in America are cocooning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2002] Reference

Investors will listen for any hint that consumers are in a cocooning mode.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coal Fires Still Burn Despite Chill] Reference

DAVID WYSS, STANDARD & POOR'S: I think there is also this cocooning effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2001] Reference

They arced and soared around each world, cocooning each in some proportion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asimov's Science Fiction]

They must puzzle out for themselves which river led to the cocooning grounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mad Ship]

From there, Christo and Jeanne-Claude progressed to cocooning public buildings.    From Wordnik.com.  [MANHATTAN PROJECT] Reference

The alarm broke through the haze of sleep cocooning Rorie in its peaceful warmth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel Hawk's Lady]

It had tormented Paragon that he could not witness the cocooning of the serpents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

More dusky tendrils swirled about him, cocooning him in the soft stuff of shadows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Curse of the Shadowmage]

But, she reminded herself fiercely, Frengong had not been the only cocooning beach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

What we have seen and what the research shows to be true is that people are cocooning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ed Martin Live from TCA: Is HBO Recession-Proof? Plus, Larry David Reveals Details of ���Seinfeld��� Reunion, Robin Williams Returns, ���Hung��� Star Has Critics A-Twitter] Reference

As it was, almost all the wondrous ice webbing and cocooning had broken up and collapsed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Water Sleeps]

I will be cocooning for the rest of the month, returning to my previously-scheduled ennui.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard Laermer: I Learned Everything on My Summer Vacation] Reference

She would find tangles of serpents and guide them up the great river to the cocooning grounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

Just keep cocooning yourself around the need to preemptively chant that "I told you so" mantra.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary-Backer Vilsack: She Should Concede Defeat After Tuesday] Reference

Could they coax the river to flow once more near the silvery earth needed for proper cocooning?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ship Of Destiny]

And when she fell we held her so gently, lowering her to the floor, cocooning her against hurt.    From Wordnik.com.  [HOUSE OF DREAMS] Reference

Just keep cocooning yourself around the need to pre-emptively chant that "I told you so" mantra.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary-Backer Vilsack: She Should Concede Defeat After Tuesday] Reference

People are still cocooning around the home and that is good news for home improvement retailers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2005] Reference

As cocooning became the pastime of the '90s, home-furnishing retailers grew like hothouse flowers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sofas For The Masses] Reference

Her blue eyes were bright and soft, and her cheeks had turned pink in the cocooning warmth of the SUV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Couple Most Likely To]

People are doing a lot of home cocooning, buying things that, you know, allowing them to stay in, DVDs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2001] Reference

Cash-strapped household budgets and dire economic news will likely make for "a particularly harsh bout of cocooning," he added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gasoline Pump Prices Drift Upward] Reference

Domino's pizza deliveries are up 22 percent in the Washington, D.C. area since September 11, all evidence that Americans are cocooning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2001] Reference