cossetting

Verb

cosset (third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted)

1. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
   • The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

   Synonyms:

   coddle

2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
   • The foam cossets your skin.

   Synonyms:

   caress

3. (figuratively, transitive) To benefit; to make life easy for.
   • An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian

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