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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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Constant sound effects flesh out the scenes—doors opening and closing, Hedwig the owl cooing, the wind whooshing behind Hagrid’s flying motorcycle.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Then befriends a pigeon that may or may not be the one that’s always cooing outside the bathroom window.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Constant sound effects flesh out the scenes—doors opening and closing, Hedwig the owl cooing, the wind whooshing behind Hagrid’s flying motorcycle.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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