cooed

past tense of coo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooed
Verb
  • Alex whispered, half to me half to Dad.
    Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Not long after, Karlsson went to the locker room and Vegas’ athletic trainer whispered in coach John Tortorella’s ear, and the coach looked displeased.
    Rich Hammond, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • My mother sighed remembering, a faint smile painting her lips.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Seeing her dad’s handwriting, Lally sighed.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Refn has made characters moving and speaking in a benzodiazepine fugue state — lines hissed out stiltedly into dead air, spoken like throwing stones down a well — his signature in recent films.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
  • His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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
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“Cooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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