coccolare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
- cosset verb To pamper someone or something, treating them with great care and indulgence.
- cuddle verb To hold someone close in an affectionate, gentle embrace.
- pamper verb To treat someone with great care, comfort, and indulgence, often more than is really necessary.
Senses
coccolare is used for these senses in English:
- coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- cosset (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s]
- cuddle (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
- pamper (transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
cosset — full definition
- verb To pamper someone or something, treating them with great care and indulgence.
- verb To stroke or cuddle someone gently and affectionately.
- verb To make things comfortable and easy for someone.
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