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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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
They can be heard cooing back and forth to each other.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
The amiable fire chief, who coos to a station dog named Vasia, is not alone in his pessimism.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
Amateurs now have a remarkable ability to recognize the birds that are cooing or chirping—which has generated more interest in birds and directed more citizen-science recordings to the Macaulay Library.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Indeed, over one lunch at the Bungalows, there’s a constant parade of greeters: As soon as the head of a top talent agency’s film department is done embracing her, a billionaire heiress is cooing over her.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
They can be heard cooing back and forth to each other.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
The amiable fire chief, who coos to a station dog named Vasia, is not alone in his pessimism.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
Amateurs now have a remarkable ability to recognize the birds that are cooing or chirping—which has generated more interest in birds and directed more citizen-science recordings to the Macaulay Library.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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