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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Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
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The dog, named Winnie, becomes the instant center of gravity in the room, as desks, keyboards, and workstations give way to belly rubs and cooing colleagues.
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Young women were cooing on TikTok about becoming trad wives and stay-at-home girlfriends.
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Verb
The pigeons were out there, a dozen or so, cooing and flapping around in the soft yellow light, loving one another.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The dog, named Winnie, becomes the instant center of gravity in the room, as desks, keyboards, and workstations give way to belly rubs and cooing colleagues.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Young women were cooing on TikTok about becoming trad wives and stay-at-home girlfriends.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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