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coo

[koo] / ku /
VERB
murmur or talk fondly or amorously
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McCain also tried to extract sentimental details about the passionate romance between the Vances, for her audience to coo over.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025

After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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

Mike led us out of the room, leaving Lizzie to coo over the pineapples and oranges.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

“It’s just my luck; I don’t have anything to wear,” Tyler coos in the chorus.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

In one of their most popular videos, the pair coos to the camera.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Iris is visibly insecure about Isaac’s conversations with other women, including the strawberry peddler who coos that he has “soft hands,” and his mother, who dials him up to crack inside jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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 at the flowers as if they're teacup pets.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

As the vet administered the euthanasia that ended Cosmo’s suffering, I cooed to him Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” until his paws didn’t flutter anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

“Welcome,” Amanda cooed, sweeping Maggie into a hug.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023

“Yield to traffic,” cooed a computerized voice from the tiny speaker in Kyle’s control panel.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

They alternate among softer cooing, silent breakdowns, half-rapped bridges, and multitracked vocals designed to encourage stadium singalongs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Instead, I’d laugh, cooing for more lemon to revel in those strong sensations over and over again.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

But Gadot gets the best number in a tepid batch, a villain’s anthem that welds together a half-dozen sneering, cooing, minor-key tempo shifts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

You could hear them cooing inside the courtroom as they flipped through children's books.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

But more and more pigeons descend from the angry sky, and soon we’re surrounded by a sea of cooing birds.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott


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