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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
As a bonus, the movie includes a nightclub performance by Nat King Cole, cooing the title song.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrea appeared to coo at her daughter, now 34, in the soundless video, which was dated March 14, 1990 — Swift's first Easter season.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
—Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
In an appearance on the Today show last August, Mia cooed and wriggled in her mother Nicole’s arms, while Brooklyn sat content on Sam’s lap.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
In a lesser, more reductive Hollywood exercise, these two very different characters would eventually surrender, cooing, into each other’s arms and live happily after.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
Dina and Mita karate chop and kick their opponent but still have grandmother-like tendencies, including taking a break from the action to coo at a baby.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Those rare billing and cooing macaws, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway), have become quite domesticated while raising their expanding brood.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Verb
Image Image At 8:13 p.m., the site was silent again, except for power lines buzzing overhead and dogs cooing their evening songs on the Mexico side.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
As a bonus, the movie includes a nightclub performance by Nat King Cole, cooing the title song.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrea appeared to coo at her daughter, now 34, in the soundless video, which was dated March 14, 1990 — Swift's first Easter season.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
—Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
In an appearance on the Today show last August, Mia cooed and wriggled in her mother Nicole’s arms, while Brooklyn sat content on Sam’s lap.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
In a lesser, more reductive Hollywood exercise, these two very different characters would eventually surrender, cooing, into each other’s arms and live happily after.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
Dina and Mita karate chop and kick their opponent but still have grandmother-like tendencies, including taking a break from the action to coo at a baby.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Those rare billing and cooing macaws, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway), have become quite domesticated while raising their expanding brood.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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