cooed; cooing; coos
1
: to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound
The baby cooed quietly in her crib.
2
: to talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively
The family cooed over the baby pictures.
coo
noun
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Examples of coo in a Sentence
Verb
The baby cooed quietly in her crib.
The baby was making a cooing sound.
They all cooed over the baby pictures.
“Oh, how sweet,” she cooed.
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Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
In the film, Dawn, played with excruciating discomfort by Heather Matarazzo, is tormented mercilessly at school, but the real harm is inflicted at home, where her parents lambast her while cooing over her younger, prettier sister.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Cut to eight month later and Jelly, Bunnie and Fox are all cooing over the baby, who MGK kisses through the glass in the prison visiting room.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2024
One witness said the otter cooed and whined at first, making observers feel bad.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
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Verb
And in her own company, a woman is taking maternity leave now; her baby is a month old, and Williams coos over photos of her newborn.
—Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
In the film, Dawn, played with excruciating discomfort by Heather Matarazzo, is tormented mercilessly at school, but the real harm is inflicted at home, where her parents lambast her while cooing over her younger, prettier sister.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Cut to eight month later and Jelly, Bunnie and Fox are all cooing over the baby, who MGK kisses through the glass in the prison visiting room.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2024
One witness said the otter cooed and whined at first, making observers feel bad.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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coo
verb1
: to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound
2
: to talk fondly or lovingly
coo
noun
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