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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The food and drink offerings lean playful and nostalgic, with cotton candy, popcorn, loaded milkshakes, cocktails, mocktails and plenty of other treats to keep the fun going between games.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I can see how it might feel like it’s been treated like a ball of cotton candy to give it away.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

This combination makes them extraordinarily low in density -- more like planetary-sized cotton candy than solid, rocky worlds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

The hypnotic whirl of the cotton candy machine helped keep my full-on panic about our secret show at bay.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez