Coo meaning

ko͝o
To coo is to speak softly and gently, or make the soft sound of a bird.

An example of coo is to talk in a soothing voice to a baby.

An example of coo is to imitate the sound of a dove.

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To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs.

The visitors cooed over the newborn baby.

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To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.
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The definition of a coo is the sound of a bird.

An example of a coo is the sound of a Mourning Dove.

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To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.
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To make the soft, murmuring sound of pigeons or doves, or a sound like this.
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To speak gently and lovingly.
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To express gently and lovingly; utter with a coo.
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The sound made in cooing.
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Used variously to express surprise, doubt, delight, etc.
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(Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning.
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The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
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(intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
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(intransitive) To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
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(slang) Cool.
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Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
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(international trade) Country of origin.
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Origin of coo

  • Imitative
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Shortening of cool. Compare foo.
    From Wiktionary
  • Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.
    From Wiktionary

Coo Sentence Examples

  • Dad thinks it's a real coo, but Mom doesn't much care for the idea.

  • He grabs 'em where he can find 'em, she answered as she began to coo and squirm.

  • Cobalt monoxide, CoO, is prepared by heating the hydroxide or carbonate in a current of air, or by heating the oxide C0304 in a current of carbon dioxide.

  • In1880-1885the entire foreign trade of Madagascar, imports and exports, was estimated to be about £1,000,coo; in1900-1906the volume of trade had increased to a little over £2,500,000 a year.

  • Most importantly, the COO of Robin Wilson Home is a working mother of three young children, including a toddler.

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