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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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
After hugging the proud mom, Woods smiled and appeared to coo over little Molly Grace.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Celebrities and academics would troop down to Havana to sit at Castro’s feet, cooing over him.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
She is reminded of her sin by an incessantly cooing dove; Dvořak represents it with a spooky warbling in the woodwinds.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
After hugging the proud mom, Woods smiled and appeared to coo over little Molly Grace.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Celebrities and academics would troop down to Havana to sit at Castro’s feet, cooing over him.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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