1
as in whisper
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as in chirp
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Recent Examples of coo
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
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
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Verb
Celebrities and academics would troop down to Havana to sit at Castro’s feet, cooing over him.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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The days before the storied conclave May 7 at the Vatican are not idle, and an unspoken selection process is already underway amid whispers in corridors and cafes throughout Rome and other cities in Italy.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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There’s been whispers all season that if the Knicks lost in the first round that things wouldn’t be the same next year.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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From its facial expressions to its distinctive chirp, the creature is wreathed in a kind of nostalgia that Eighties kids will remember from those early days trolling the VHS rack at their local Blockbuster.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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Obviously, Marchand wasn’t going to let Rodrigues’ chirp go unanswered.—
Tim Reynolds,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the ’80s, de-graffiti-fying and air conditioning the subways proclaimed to the world that New York was purring again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Signs that your cat loves you include slow blinking; headbutting; grooming; kneading; showing their belly to you, which is otherwise uncommon in the feline world; meowing and purring at you.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their biggest problem now might be … *sigh* the starting rotation, since George Kirby and Logan Gilbert are on the IL.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The next step is to do a quick breathing routine like a cyclic sigh, which has really strong health benefits and really produces calm.—
Shannon Carpenter,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This leads us to the crux...or perhaps the clucks...of my story.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Chickens run and cluck around the Bennet home; the family’s clothes look worn, at times even dirty; the houses are cluttered, the people messy, their interactions chaotic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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For each submission, the zoo will name a Madagascar hissing cockroach in an ex's honor.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the attitude of the Romanian mercenaries — always scanning the road, murmuring into radios — gave it away: Congo’s defenses were crumbling.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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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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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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