coo

¹

[koo]

verb (used without object)

cooed, cooing 

1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.

2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.

verb (used with object)

cooed, cooing 

1. to utter by cooing.

noun

1. a cooing sound.

coo

²

[koo]

interjection

British Slang.

1. (used to express surprise or amazement.)

Coo

³

[kaw-aw]

noun

1. Italian name of Kos.

COO

⁴

1. chief operating officer.

coo

¹

/ kuː /

verb

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 )

noun

1. the sound of cooing

interjection

1. slang,  an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc

CoO

²

abbreviation

1. cost of ownership

COO

³

abbreviation

1. chief operating officer

Other Word Forms

• cooer noun
• cooingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of coo¹

First recorded in 1660–70; imitative

Origin of coo²

First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

“I throw my cellular device in the water,” she cooed blissfully in the LP’s strummy title track, “Can you reach me? No, you can’t.”

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

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Otherwise, Anderson holds her own, cooing her one-liners with the kittenish candor of Marilyn Monroe.

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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.

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

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Related Words

• murmur