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as in whisper
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as in chirp
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Recent Examples of coo
Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
William Jefferson, 37, lifts Carter into his arms and sits down at the table while Erica stands holding their cooing 5-month-old Elijah.
—Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
After months of cooing and babbling at a baby, my adult vocabulary felt distinctly lacking, and my wine terms all but forgotten.
—Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The video ends with voiceovers of Archie and Lilibet cooing to Guy.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Lead singer Judson Kolk coos sweet nothings about birds, bees, and Elvis while a matchbox orchestra swells around him.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
William Jefferson, 37, lifts Carter into his arms and sits down at the table while Erica stands holding their cooing 5-month-old Elijah.
—Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
After months of cooing and babbling at a baby, my adult vocabulary felt distinctly lacking, and my wine terms all but forgotten.
—Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The video ends with voiceovers of Archie and Lilibet cooing to Guy.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Although Marchand doesn’t mind saying a few chirps here and there.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even when Gideon gets irritated and bites Craig, the ginger cat simply purrs in response.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a theory that kittens born to a feral mother are discouraged from purring to prevent attracting the attention of predators.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
2 Sep. 2024
Noun
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All involved with Arsenal would have breathed a huge sigh of relief after going 4-0 up on aggregate, but this sense of relief was short-lived.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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The news came as a sigh of relief for Club stocks Apple and Nvidia .—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To my ears the cluck of his call was even more seductive than the real thing.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
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Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This week, Matt Ritchie compared Wembley 2023 to a party balloon that had been inflated for a fortnight; by the day of the game, air was hissing out.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Jones eventually released the distressed baby wombat, which hissed and screeched while in her arms, back onto the road, the video shows.—
Peter Guo,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Certainly, nothing on the menu or in the service seemed to communicate anything beyond polished, murmuring attentiveness.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday evening, teenagers from a Catholic religious group known as the Salesians stood in a circle, murmuring quiet prayers for the pope's health.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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