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COSSET
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cosset ... he / she / it cossets
Past simple: cosseted
Past participle: cosseted
-ing form: cosseting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat with excessive indulgence
Example:
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Synonyms:
baby; cocker; coddle; cosset; featherbed; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "cosset" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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