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单词 coos
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coo

1 of 2

verb

ˈkü How to pronounce coo (audio)
cooed; cooing; coos

intransitive verb

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

COO

2 of 2

abbreviation

chief operating officer

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The voting comes complete with photos of the bears and their winter weight, always causing mass excitement on the internet as folks coo over the giant animals. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Oct. 2021 Then drive over to Western Culture Farmstead & Creamery for some fresh feta and chevre and to coo over the adorable baby goats (westernculturefarmstead.com). Ryan Haase, WSJ, 13 May 2021 Our favorite amphibians kiss and coo over their baby. Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2020 The high point of the celebration always was a new baby to coo over. Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 28 Sep. 2020 Mering and Heidecker coo the tune, like parents singing a baby to sleep. Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2020 Selvi was more interested in her caregiver than the strangers cooing at her through a screen 8,000 miles away. Maria Abi-habib, New York Times, 6 May 2020 Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020 So, rather than coo to their 6-month-old grandson in his highchair, Colleen and Mark Shere will wave at him through a window. Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Verb

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

coo 1 of 2

verb

ˈkü How to pronounce coo (audio)
cooed; cooing
1
: to make the soft sound made by doves and pigeons or a similar sound
2
: to talk or say fondly or lovingly
"Hush now," she cooed to her baby.

coo

2 of 2

noun

plural coos
: a sound of or similar to that made by doves and pigeons

coos 1 of 2

noun

plural of coo
1
as in babbles

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • babbles
  • sighs
  • whispers
  • gurgles
  • gasps
  • murmurs
  • hisses
  • moans
  • hums
  • rustles
  • purrs
  • whirs
  • whirrs
  • thrums
  • zooms
  • drones
  • zings
  • buzzes
  • burrs
  • suspirations
  • susurrations
  • whizzes
  • susurruses
  • chirrs
  • zips
  • churrs
  • whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shrieks
  • screams
  • squeals
  • yells
  • yelps
  • screeches
  • roars
  • howls
  • squalls
  • bawls
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2
as in chirps

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • chirps
  • squeals
  • squawks
  • clucks
  • cackles
  • grunts
  • squeaks
  • cheeps
  • yelps
  • bleats
  • screeches
  • barks
  • meows
  • whinnies
  • yowls
  • honks
  • brays
  • roars
  • caws
  • croaks
  • yaps
  • caterwauls
  • howls
  • moos
  • oinks
  • hoots
  • blats
  • mews
  • neighs
  • quacks
  • twitters
  • bellows
  • crows
  • miaows
  • squalls
  • peeps
  • yips
  • trumpets
  • crakes
  • bays
  • lows
  • callings
  • cries
  • tu-whit tu-whoos
  • calls
  • notes

coos

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coo
as in sighs

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sighs
  • whispers
  • hisses
  • murmurs
  • purrs
  • whistles
  • wheezes
  • swishes
  • whooshes
  • fizzes
  • currs
  • thrums
  • rustles
  • sizzles
  • hums
  • whirs
  • whirrs
  • drones
  • chirrs
  • buzzes
  • burrs
  • churrs
  • whizzes
  • bumbles
  • zooms
  • zips
  • whishes
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