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Coo

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intransitive verb. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.

intransitive verb. To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs.

intransitive verb. To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. The characteristic murmuring sound uttered by doves and pigeons.

To utter a low, plaintive, murmuring sound (imitated by the sound of the word) characteristic of pigeons or doves.

Hence To converse affectionately, like cooing doves; make love in murmuring endearments: commonly in the phrase to bill and coo. See bill, v. i.

To utter by cooing.

To call.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

intransitive verb. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.

intransitive verb. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under Bill, v. i.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. cool

interjection. Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.

noun. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

verb. To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

verb. To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. the sound made by a pigeon

verb. cry softly, as of pigeons

verb. speak softly or lovingly

Word Usage

"I don't b'Iieve he's anywhere within coo-ee of our place."

Form

cooer cooingly

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cry emit let loose let out murmur

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Baku Blue Cebu Chengdu Chou

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

cluck kil nuzzle star-bespangled whisk

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

aspirate bark bawl bellow blare

variant

Bill

verb-form

cooed cooing coos

Coo