roocoocooingn.

Brit.

/ruːkuːˈkuːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌrukuˈkuɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– roocoocooing, 1900s– roocooing, 1900s– roocoorooing.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < a first element imitative of the bird's call (compare German ruckedigu , ruckediguck , †rucku ) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later roocoocoo v., and also coo v. 1b.

The cooing of a pigeon or dove.

ΚΠ

1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. vii. 196 It sounds more like the roo-coo-cooing of a dove than anything else.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 31 The roo-coo-rooing of doves.

1981 D. Hoffman Brotherly Love 20 The simulated whistle of the mourning-dove Roo-cooing from the fallen log.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roocoocooing
释义	roocoocooingn. Brit. /ruːkuːˈkuːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌrukuˈkuɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– roocoocooing, 1900s– roocooing, 1900s– roocoorooing. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < a first element imitative of the bird's call (compare German ruckedigu , ruckediguck , †rucku ) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later roocoocoo v., and also coo v. 1b. The cooing of a pigeon or dove. ΚΠ 1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. vii. 196 It sounds more like the roo-coo-cooing of a dove than anything else. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 31 The roo-coo-rooing of doves. 1981 D. Hoffman Brotherly Love 20 The simulated whistle of the mourning-dove Roo-cooing from the fallen log. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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