Wooing

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  • verb. Present participle of woo.
  • noun. A courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.
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  • noun. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
  • Word Usage
    "Whitman had actually been far more active in wooing Latinos than her opponent, but the details of the scandal, and the fact that Whitman had been campaigning on pursuing harsher punishments for employers who knowingly hired unauthorized immigrants, put her in a difficult position."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    appeal  entreaty  prayer  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bundling  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ewing  accruing  blueing  bluing  booing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    woo