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cooverb [ I ]

uk/kuː/us/kuː/present participle cooing, past tense and past participle cooed

When birds such as doves and pigeons coo, they make a low soft sound.

to speak in a soft, gentle, or loving way:

The baby lay in his cot, cooing and gurgling.
It's sickening the way she coos over those cats of hers.
[ + speech ] "How wonderful to see you again, darling," she cooed.

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Animal (non-human) sounds

  • baa
  • bark
  • bellow
  • caterwaul
  • caw
  • cluck
  • growl
  • hiss
  • howling
  • oink
  • peep
  • snarl
  • squawk
  • squee
  • trumpet
  • whimper
  • woof
  • yelp
  • yip
  • yowl

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cooverb [ I ]

us/ku/present tense coos, present participle cooing, past tense and past participle cooed

(esp. of some birds, such as pigeons) to make a low, soft call, or (of people) to speak in a soft, gentle way:

My baby gazed back at me and cooed.

COOnoun [ C ]

ukus

WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT abbreviation for chief operating officer

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