Definitions

cotton candy

NOUN

candy made of spun sugar threads

Synonyms

WEAK

candy floss fairy floss spun sugar sugar cotton wool

Example Sentences

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She can munch on pizza made out of molten lava, or apply snowflakes and cotton candy as lip gloss.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

If ever an actress was born to play a role, it’s Ms. Grande as the ultra-feminine Glinda, a girl who seems to be spun out of cotton candy and floats around in a literal bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

While Kardashian’s role was as delicious and ephemeral as a piece of cotton candy, Lesley Manville’s part in Murphy’s series “Grotesquerie” was the real substantial meal.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

A vendor sells cotton candy before the performances begin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

I’d dreamed for years of finally having a park where we could ride on the merry-go-round and eat cotton candy.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals