woo
verb (used with object)
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
Example Sentences
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Platner doesn’t seem to be wooing many registered Republicans, either: Just 7 percent of poll participants said they’d support him.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then made it back to Ithaca after 10 years only to find his home overrun by suitors wooing his wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Politics is about persuasion, seduction even, and prime ministers seem to have forgotten this is an almost constant process of wooing voters, MPs and civil servants to keep them driving your agenda forward.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Flush with cash, the firms are also wooing the general public, insisting that artificial intelligence will be a force for good -- and not a destroyer of jobs or an existential threat for humanity.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
He spent the weekend wooing her, and they were married just a few days later.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
