coos 1 of 2

noun

plural of coo
1
as in babbles

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2
as in chirps

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coos

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coo
as in sighs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coos
  1. whispers
  2. clucks
  3. sighs
  4. murmurs
  5. cackles
  6. hisses
  7. grunts
  8. barks
Noun
  • But eccentricity is only the visible tip of the vast iceberg of Vibeke’s mental health issues, and soon Karl and Rikke are conferring in low whispers about whether, and when, to slip some ground-up sleeping pills into her drink.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • Students enter the classroom about a minute later, and voices, whispers and laughter can be heard before the recording ends.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of clucks
Verb
  • When placed in front of him, the child either cowers backward in fear and sighs with relief when it's turned off or uses the Force to deactivate it.
    — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • No subtle sighs about the laundry pile.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of sighs
Noun
  • Despite murmurs of sessions for a new album, which began circulating in 2022, there’s no official news as of yet about a seventh Sade album.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
  • In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of murmurs
Noun
  • One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Definition of cackles
Verb
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of hisses
Noun
  • Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • The crowd erupted in hearty grunts and boos after the error.
    — Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Definition of grunts
Noun
  • Incense usually comes in either cone or stick form and is composed of fragrant material — usually resins, seeds, barks and flowers — that’s bound together using a combustible material.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of barks
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