coo
verb (used without object)
to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.
are cooing
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present progressiveof coo.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Early birds and night owls alike are cooing over a diagram featuring 18 popular sleeping positions in a hilarious Twitter thread that has since gone viral.
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2020
Of the six at our table, five are cooing over this bread, gently touching its crust with their fingertips, rubbing their noses against it and inhaling deeply, playing peek-a-boo with it.
From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2017
It’s a perfectly ordinary summer morning: pigeons are cooing and somewhere far off, a siren sounds.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2017
The singing foursome, suited in crisp pink and white, are cooing the melody of Let Me Be Your Sweetheart as a chorus of pensioners sift through piles of pink mail.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2017
The pigeons are cooing again, their heads wobbling about.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
