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coos

[koos] / kus /
VERB
cry softly
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Grimes’ filtered coos and hushed vocals approximate cybernetic birdsong.

From Salon

Raised in Coos Bay, Ore., a working-class seaside community, Steve was beaten by his parents, and these beatings, Mr. O’Meara suggests, fueled Steve’s motivation.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I wish I could hear your voice. The things you’ve seen – yeah, that really would be an interesting f**king conversation,” Boy Kavalier coos, never presuming that this being might have bigger plans than engaging in idle chatter.

From Salon

Flirtatiously pouting his lips at Colman, he coos, “How about a three-hour circular argument that goes nowhere?”

From Los Angeles Times

The bizarre single-tree fire has now become an almost weeklong firefight in Coos County, Ore., as the hot spot continues to burn approximately 280 feet up on the side of the arboreal giant.

From Los Angeles Times