coo 1 of 2

noun

Definition of coonext
1
as in whisper

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2
as in chirp

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coo

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verb

as in to whisper

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Recent Examples of coo
Noun
There's a sensual coo just waiting to whisper out of you this week, Sagittarius, so be sure to set aside some time for intimacy. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 As the family is photographed, several Aces members come in and pause for a brief hug and coo before ducking quickly out of frame. — Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
There’s still plenty of misty cooing, but her production feels more urgent and electric than ever. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 Their stroll ended at the Cherry Lane, where the front-of-house staff cooed over Eleanor. — Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
  1. whisper
  2. chirp
  3. purr
  4. sigh
  5. cluck
  6. hiss
  7. babble
  8. squawk
Noun
  • Chiefly, engineers will need to design lightweight compressors that can capture and pressurize the whisper-thin Martian air.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors Nearly every homeowner recognizes the incessant chirp that indicates a dying battery in a carbon monoxide or smoke detector, but few know that the units themselves should be replaced after 7 to 10 years.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Here at the Field of Dreams, the cornstalks still stretch 10 feet high, and the cicadas still form a deafening chirp.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chirp
Verb
  • This year, blessedly free of injury, Muchová has belatedly been able to play the kind of tennis that makes purists purr.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Shiny black cars and mountain bikes are on standby to purr you down a three-mile country road to the Beach Club, where the mood is even more drowsy and low-key (though kids and alpha males will enjoy messing about with the paddleboards, windsurfers, and other non-motorised water-sports).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of purr
Noun
  • The early look at Kimberly-Clark's third-quarter numbers Thursday was a sigh of relief.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This past weekend, Southern Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief as an oppressive heat wave broke.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of sigh
Noun
  • With a few hoots and hollers, and even a couple clucks, the group took off on their ascent to the Betty Bear Hut.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • In Threes, builds its sentences from splats, crashes, clucks, clinks, whooshes, and thuds.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of cluck
Verb
  • The sorghum hissed when the wind came through it—two years of drought had left the South Dakota ground hard and the dry grass loud.
    — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Andy the Alligator hisses, the sound provided by a recording of bacon frying in a pan.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiss
Noun
  • And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Definition of babble
Noun
  • In a separate incident involving a squawk 7700 in July, a Southwest Airlines flight departing Kahului, Hawaii, sent out a squawk 7700 after a passenger experienced a medical issue on board, the airline confirmed to PEOPLE at the time.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Definition of squawk

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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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