Verb
The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service.
She had a safe, cosseted childhood.
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Meanwhile, competition to build the most cosseting hotel within a hotel is only growing.—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024 White Barn Inn, hands-down the ne plus ultra of fine dining in the area, has opened Little Barn in the abutting room—a cozy and refined-but-rustic space rolling out cosseting dishes of buttery skate wing schnitzel.—Alexandra Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2023 The squad is industrious, modest and devoid of cosseted, overindulged superstars.—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Where to stay Balcon de Córdoba features 10 cozy but cosseting rooms spread around three small patios just steps away from the mosque-cathedral with a rooftop terrace and restaurant with staggering views of city monuments.—Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023 Stick to a condensed routine when skin is flaring up, and banish any steps that aren’t wholly necessary or that aren’t designed to cosset and nurture the skin barrier back to health.—Georgia Day, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023 Offices of mental-health professionals are teeming with psychologically fragile young people who have been cosseted their entire lives.—Allysia Finley, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023 Despite the soaring ceilings, the aesthetic was cosseting, low-lit, and intimate.—Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023 Not only are front-seat passengers cosseted by comfortable and supportive buckets, but those in the back seat will also appreciate its generous legroom and headroom.—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
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