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Recent Examples of coo
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
As many viewers cooed over the dogs' tranquil moment, others began asking logistical questions about flying with pets.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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Davis remembers hearing the whispers of concern.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Well, the test screening whisper network has said glowing things about it so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Traffic caused a low hum alongside the chirp of a bird or the chitter of cicadas.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Read more Viral Owner Goes on 5-Day Trip—Nothing Could Have Prepared Her for Dog's Reaction While during separation, behavior didn't differ, but on reunion after four hours, cats purred and stretched significantly more.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Her snow leopard lamp stretches its paws at dusk, then curls up, purring in moonlight.—
Katherine Larson
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The Grammy-winning artist, who testified over two days in the trial last week, reacted with a sigh of relief to the verdict.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Whatever, it was greeted with a collective sigh of relief.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here’s something for Hallmark fans to cluck about: the channel has set the return date for The Chicken Sisters.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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The only non-aquatic industries are a nearby watermelon farm and the occasional cluck and snuffle of chickens and pigs.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This caused crews to declare an emergency squawk 7700 — an international distress code.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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Cali’s husband murmured beside her, nuzzled into her elbow.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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An Indian woman in sports clothes walks past me murmuring an unbroken monologue into her phone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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