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    COSSET

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they cosset  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it cossets  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: cosseted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: cosseted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: cosseting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Treat with excessive indulgenceplay

    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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