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

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

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

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

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]

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 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]

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

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

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