cooing

present participle of coo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooing
Verb
  • Pluto’s been whispering to you about long-term transformation; now that whisper may become a roar.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Dick Monfort is overdue for a new voice whispering in his ear — someone high enough in the organizational chart to effect change.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cali gave her friend a look before sighing and pulling off I-10.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Contractors working on a sewer project on the 4600 block of 10th Avenue at Stockton Boulevard reported hearing a hissing sound coming from a 2-inch gas line, according to authorities.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The music cuts off, and, gradually, everyone leaves, murmuring about a rave happening not too far away.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Customers in the Dunkin’ have a similar response, murmuring and looking over their shoulders for the Accountant 2 actor.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cooing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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