coo
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Surfing YouTube for throat whistlers, Saxon came across a former circus performer named Paul “The Birdman” Manalatos who had developed a signature coo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
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
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
"My princess," she would coo to me, brushing my hair away from my tears.
From Salon ● May 13, 2023
We stopped, straining to hear the telltale coo of pigeons.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
“Oh, Warner! I’ve waited so long to hear you say that!” she coos happily.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
In one of their most popular videos, the pair coos to the camera.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Slap the City” clatters and coos with R&B falsetto and at least makes the blank nihilism of Drake’s dating life feel self-aware.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
“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
He doesn't seem the least bit frightened of me and coos as he looks for the perfect perch on the metal railing.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
As she peeled one away and put forward the next, she cooed about the baby: so beautiful, so healthy.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
“Hey, little muffin! Look at you,” he cooed as tiny Finn was toted into the picture, smoosh-face and all, carried by mama Kylie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
They would be chops in less than a year, and Ms. Mahoney cooed to them between my questions.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Then, while French pigeons cooed outside and strong coffee brewed on the Moka pot, we sat down and ate.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
"Darling boy," cooed The Grand High Witch from up on the platform.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
There were gurgling, cooing, month-and-a-half old newborns in Brooklyn and Westchester who had never known the soul-emptying pain of a crushing Knicks defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Instead, I’d laugh, cooing for more lemon to revel in those strong sensations over and over again.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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
You could hear them cooing inside the courtroom as they flipped through children's books.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Arize walked from aisle to aisle, cooing, touching the plastic wrappings, picking out baby clothes, a pink pram, a plastic doll with blue eyes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
