Word: cocooning
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
coo
ning
Definition: The formation of a cocoon.
Morphemes:
Affix: cocoon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cocon
Language: fr
Decoded: cocon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: cocoon
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.