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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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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
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Verb
Sunny, having evidently manifested full autonomy, finds a wounded bird and begins cooing at it like a child.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 21 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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