wooed; wooing; woos
1
: to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
2
: to solicit or entreat especially with importunity
woo new customers
3
: to seek to gain or bring about
: to court a woman
wooer
noun
Examples of woo in a Sentence
The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
Recent Examples on the Web
The problem — and the real joke that’s missing in these promotional materials — is that Marvel and Disney, its parent company, have tried multiple times to woo LGBTQ fans and more importantly good press by continually asserting that their upcoming movies will feature a gay character.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 June 2024
Juul also tried to woo the NAACP, according to a 2018 email from Juul executive Deryck Spooner recapping a dinner with top NAACP officials, including President Derrick Johnson, during the Congressional Black Caucus’s annual policy conference.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Luca Guadagnino One of the best films of the 2010s, this drama stars Timothee Chalamet as a boy who discovers his own sexuality when he’s wooed by an older man, played by Armie Hammer.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
And, the vice president nominee could woo voters who lean moderate and are skeptical of Trump, along with other voting blocs Trump is looking to tap into.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 6 June 2024
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 June 2024
Juul also tried to woo the NAACP, according to a 2018 email from Juul executive Deryck Spooner recapping a dinner with top NAACP officials, including President Derrick Johnson, during the Congressional Black Caucus’s annual policy conference.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Luca Guadagnino One of the best films of the 2010s, this drama stars Timothee Chalamet as a boy who discovers his own sexuality when he’s wooed by an older man, played by Armie Hammer.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
And, the vice president nominee could woo voters who lean moderate and are skeptical of Trump, along with other voting blocs Trump is looking to tap into.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 6 June 2024
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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