cooing

Definition of cooingnext
present participle of coo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooing
Verb
  • The video showed Styles whispering something into Jordan’s ear.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In every part of the world, someone is whispering in the ear of someone else that justice is near and that the fight is upon them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But the film belongs to Farmer, Jacobs’ own grandmother, who gives Hettie an unfussy sturdiness of mien and spirit to counter the growing, sighing frailty of her person, and a steady, narrow stare that occasionally seems to see through time.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Rising from the center of the bay is a Star Wars-style cockpit, neon-lit and hissing as the door opens to reveal a dashboard equipped with self-flying software.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Bronx Zoo in New York has revived its annual tradition of naming one of the zoo’s thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches for $15.
    Julian Torres, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His father trailed him on the ice, murmuring.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Rarely have Hunt’s compositions felt so jittery and full of life as the title track, which blooms from murmuring drones into shimmering bokehs of synth programming.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Cooing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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