Coo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.
  • verb-intransitive. To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs: The visitors cooed over the newborn baby.
  • v. To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
  • v. To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
  • v. To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
  • interjection. Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
  • adj. cool
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.
  • verb-intransitive. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under Bill, v. i.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To utter a low, plaintive, murmuring sound (imitated by the sound of the word) characteristic of pigeons or doves.
  • Hence To converse affectionately, like cooing doves; make love in murmuring endearments: commonly in the phrase to bill and coo. See bill, v. i.
  • To utter by cooing.
  • To call.
  • n. The characteristic murmuring sound uttered by doves and pigeons.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the sound made by a pigeon
  • v. cry softly, as of pigeons
  • v. speak softly or lovingly
  • Verb Form
    cooed    cooing    coos   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cry    emit    let out    let loose    utter    murmur   
    Variant
    Bill   
    Form
    cooingly    cooer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baku    Blue    Cebu    Chengdu    Chou    Chu    Crewe    Drew    Ewe    Few   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cluck    nuzzle    kil    star-bespangled    whisk