verb (used without object)
1.
to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.
2.
to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter by cooing.
noun
4.
a cooing sound.
Origin:
1660–70; imitative
1660–70; imitative
Related forms
coo·er, noun
coo·ing·ly, adverb
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ɔCOO
chief operating officer.
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coo (kuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , coos, cooing, cooed | |
| 1. | (intr) (of doves, pigeons, etc) to make a characteristic soft throaty call |
| 2. | (tr) to speak in a soft murmur |
| 3. | (intr) to murmur lovingly (esp in the phrase bill and coo) |
| —n | |
| 4. | the sound of cooing |
| —interj | |
| 5. | slang (Brit) an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc |
| 'cooer | |
| —n | |
| 'cooingly | |
| —adv | |
| CoO | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| cost of ownership | |
| COO | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| chief operating officer | |
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Word Origin & History
coo
1670, echoic; the phrase to bill and coo is first recorded 1816. Related: Cooing (1660s).
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| COO chief operating officer |
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Example sentences
But long before that first burble or coo, babies are learning the elements of language.
Fingers point, voices coo, faces crease in blissful grins.
Within a couple of months, infants may move and coo, bob and blink in concert with anyone who's paying attention to them.
As the sun rose, their collective coo grew louder and louder as more of them joined the chorus.
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