coo
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If at all possible, you should live in a place where you don't have to constantly be looking over your shoulder in fear while you coo at the baby.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Even the Pokémon noises are gently mellowed out in contrast to the coarser, more caterwauling sounds of the games; here the creatures purr, cry, coo and sigh like docile house pets.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
They coo and fuss over the infant, swap feeding and nappy-changing duties, and take turns to stay with him so one of them can get some sleep.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2023
With their bobbing heads, clumsy gaits and dull-sounding "coo" noises, pigeons are often mistaken for being downright stupid pests.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2023
We stopped, straining to hear the telltale coo of pigeons.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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In one of their most popular videos, the pair coos to the camera.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“I actually really admire your honesty,” he coos.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
It’s there when everybody coos at Han’s white cat making a surprise appearance — and even in how quickly they offer to lip-read and interpret Gladstone’s comments while she’s sorting out her mute button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
“Daddy’s taking movies again,” coos Nicole, who met Simpson when she was 18, as she cuddles her infant child on the beach.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
She coos and makes cute little baby noises as we sing.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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“I throw my cellular device in the water,” she cooed blissfully in the LP’s strummy title track, “Can you reach me? No, you can’t.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
"Look at the children. They're so cute," she cooed.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
He cooed back and started following me around,” Mr. Hartline, 66, said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Then, while French pigeons cooed outside and strong coffee brewed on the Moka pot, we sat down and ate.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
“It’s a little cramped, I’m afraid,” Bernice cooed.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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Usually it plays out as a cute moment, the assembled gaggle cooing awwww at the exchange as the queried party answers far more effusively than they do for their daily adult nemeses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Instead, I’d laugh, cooing for more lemon to revel in those strong sensations over and over again.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
"You have to think a lot before having a baby," Valentina Dottor admits when we meet on Fregona's main square, her 10-month-old daughter Diletta cooing in a pushchair.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
They do it by trying new things, as in the shoegazing “Lucky Stars” and “Spinning,” which has Alana Haim cooing breathily over a shuffling disco beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The curtain rose on Fern Arable holding a blanket in her arms, cooing to a pretend piglet, and the audience applauded.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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