cooed

verb

past tense of coo
as in whispered

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  1. whispered
  2. sighed
  3. hissed
  4. murmured
Verb
  • Among designers idled by fashion’s revolving door, Dario Vitale is perhaps the most whispered about, following his ouster from Versace after a single, acclaimed season, and Prada Group’s acquisition of the house.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • So, this collection of reasons is why GTA 6 Online isn’t here, or even being whispered about yet.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of whispered
Verb
  • Shankly accepted the boldness, Ashman sighed and football had its first example of many of Keegan’s awareness of his financial worth.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But Taylor eventually sighed and launched into an answer on his own.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of sighed
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of hissed
Verb
  • True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ludwig murmured, the mist outside the window mostly covering the mountain.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of murmured
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“Cooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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