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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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

“Oh, it needs a lowrider. It needs a palm tree. It needs perfect orange, cotton candy lighting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

A kid sits behind the ticket wicket, his face framed by bags of pink and blue cotton candy.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen