How to Use coo in a Sentence

coo

verb
  • They all cooed over the baby pictures.
  • The baby was making a cooing sound.
  • The baby cooed quietly in her crib.
  • At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.
    Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
  • One witness said the otter cooed and whined at first, making observers feel bad.
    Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • Ezra rubbed his eye with the back of his hand, flopped his head to the side, and cooed.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The drink is hot and creamy, and Barkley coos with delight.
    Ben Baskin, SI.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Even a stranger at the park might coo to them in baby talk.
    Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Their youngest, 10-month-old Prince Louis, coos in the background in a high chair.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Wolfe Herd coos in awe but knows better than to pose for a photo with them.
    Chloe Malle, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2019
  • The family cooed over him in his overalls and packed his lunch.
    Lynsey Chutel Gulshan Khan, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The child coos and appears to inhale before letting out a puff of smoke.
    Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2018
  • As the dogs filled the hill, a crowd of hundreds swarmed its base, cooing to the canines and taking photos and videos.
    Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The towel racks are stacked with white waffle knits and Jack Johnson coos on the speakers.
    Adam H. Graham, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
  • The high point of the celebration always was a new baby to coo over.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Weakley's room is now alive with the sounds of her children laughing and cooing.
    Allison Ross, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
  • Sakis said in a recent phone interview, while Tina cooed in the background.
    Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 June 2017
  • As Gottlieb speaks, Jordan coos from his crib in the corner of mom’s office.
    Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2018
  • So, rather than coo to their 6-month-old grandson in his highchair, Colleen and Mark Shere will wave at him through a window.
    Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2020
  • In the clip, Hilton cooed at the infant, who was lying on a bed wearing a colorful playsuit.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
  • Mering and Heidecker coo the tune, like parents singing a baby to sleep.
    Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2020
  • There would be cooing from the child, bundled against the cold in the bassinet made of luxurious furs, lying next to the maker of the parka.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Soon with a cooing little one to bounce on their knees, the whole atmosphere brightened.
    NBC News, 26 Sep. 2019
  • As a bonus, the movie includes a nightclub performance by Nat King Cole, cooing the title song.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Then drive over to Western Culture Farmstead & Creamery for some fresh feta and chevre and to coo over the adorable baby goats (westernculturefarmstead.com).
    Ryan Haase, WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • The crowd cooed as the cameras flicked to a nervous-looking Harry and clapped as Prince Charles took Meghan by the arm before presenting her to his son.
    Aimee Lewis, CNN, 19 May 2018
  • Natalia coos — facing a plump lute-like instrument called a kobza.
    Robert Reid, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The telling varies, but the conclusion doesn’t: ZaNiyah, Duckett coos, is a real miracle.
    Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Many have taken to the comments to coo over the baby or crack jokes about his rather serious expressions.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • One of Prince’s doves, either Divinity or Majesty, coos from the balcony.
    Minna Zhou, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2017

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