coo

noun

/kuː/

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the soft, low sound made by a dove or a pigeon
words or sounds spoken in a soft, quiet voice, especially to somebody you love
- Repeating back coos from the baby helps the infant to understand the nature of language.

verb

/kuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they coo	/kuː/ /kuː/
he / she / it coos	/kuːz/ /kuːz/
past simple cooed	/kuːd/ /kuːd/
past participle cooed	/kuːd/ /kuːd/
-ing form cooing	/ˈkuːɪŋ/ /ˈkuːɪŋ/

Idioms

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[intransitive] when a dove or a pigeon coos, it makes a soft low sound
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[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) to say something in a soft quiet voice, especially to somebody you love

Word Originverb and noun mid 17th cent.: imitative.

Idioms

bill and coo

(old-fashioned, informal) if two people who are in love bill and coo, they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other

exclamation

/kuː/

(British English, old-fashioned, informal)

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COO

abbreviation

/ˌsiː əʊ ˈəʊ/

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Chief Operating Officer
or
Chief Operations Officer
(the person who manages the day-to-day activities or work of a company or other institution)

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