cooed; cooing; coos
1
: to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound
The baby cooed quietly in her crib.
2
: to talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively
The family cooed over the baby pictures.
coo
noun
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Examples of coo in a Sentence
Verb
The baby cooed quietly in her crib.
The baby was making a cooing sound.
They all cooed over the baby pictures.
“Oh, how sweet,” she cooed.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
The cries and coos Lydia and all the other Fairfield mothers made around her little sister made Catherine sick.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Belle coos with a too-flirty smile and a nervous side-to-side bop.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Wright cooed to a spaniel mix that had been found at the bottom of a well a few weeks earlier.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
The cries and coos Lydia and all the other Fairfield mothers made around her little sister made Catherine sick.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
But Cardi proves all their fears are true, roasting her foes left and right, as R&B singer Summer Walker coos the hook.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Belle coos with a too-flirty smile and a nervous side-to-side bop.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coo. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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coo
verb1
: to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound
2
: to talk fondly or lovingly
coo
noun
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