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coo1 verbcoo2 interjection coocoo1 /kuː/ verb cooOrigin: 1600-1700 From the sound VERB TABLEcoo |
Present | I, you, we, they | coo | | he, she, it | coos | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cooed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cooed | | he, she, it | has cooed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cooed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will coo | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cooed |
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Present | I | am cooing | | he, she, it | is cooing | | you, we, they | are cooing | Past | I, he, she, it | was cooing | | you, we, they | were cooing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cooing | | he, she, it | has been cooing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cooing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cooing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cooing |
- The baby cooed as I held her.
- A maid, Nancy Brown, was appointed to wait on her and hairdressers hovered over her cooing their praises.
- After recovering from an attack of shallow breathing he recovered and one nurse said he was smiling and cooing in his cot.
- And, according to the radio, doves were cooing in the Kremlin.
- He spoke of pretty girls cooing to him on college campuses and of assistant coaches questioning his manhood.
- Other parents feel drained, with little emotional energy to devote to smiling and cooing at a seemingly uninterested child.
- So the guards helped him down, cooing still.
- We all watched as Alice stopped to coo at two canaries in a silver cage on the porch.
► Birdsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun ► bill and coo- Immediately the pigeons began to strut and flutter out, billing and cooing with pleasure.
- In August, however, she and Andrew were billing and cooing about each other in Hello! magazine.
- One is the Prime Minister, who now bills and coos where she used to bellow.
- With wheedling beaks, her brilliant needles bill and coo.
1[intransitive] when doves or pigeons coo, they make a low soft cry2[intransitive, transitive] to make soft quiet sounds, or to speak in a soft quiet way: ‘Darling,’ she cooed. a cooing voice—coo noun [countable] → bill and coo at bill2(3)coo1 verbcoo2 interjection coocoo2 interjection British English coo2Origin: 1900-2000 Natural sound ► bill and coo- Immediately the pigeons began to strut and flutter out, billing and cooing with pleasure.
- In August, however, she and Andrew were billing and cooing about each other in Hello! magazine.
- One is the Prime Minister, who now bills and coos where she used to bellow.
- With wheedling beaks, her brilliant needles bill and coo.
used to express surprise: Coo! That must have cost a lot! |