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as in whisper
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as in chirp
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Recent Examples of coo
Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The video ends with voiceovers of Archie and Lilibet cooing to Guy.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
In neighboring Andreas Canyon, a crystalline stream flows year-round and an easy one-mile loop winds beneath red cliffs, cooing birds and sycamore trees.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Indeed, over one lunch at the Bungalows, there’s a constant parade of greeters: As soon as the head of a top talent agency’s film department is done embracing her, a billionaire heiress is cooing over her.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
After months of cooing and babbling at a baby, my adult vocabulary felt distinctly lacking, and my wine terms all but forgotten.
—Brittani Sonnenberg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The video ends with voiceovers of Archie and Lilibet cooing to Guy.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
In neighboring Andreas Canyon, a crystalline stream flows year-round and an easy one-mile loop winds beneath red cliffs, cooing birds and sycamore trees.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Indeed, over one lunch at the Bungalows, there’s a constant parade of greeters: As soon as the head of a top talent agency’s film department is done embracing her, a billionaire heiress is cooing over her.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Budgie neural activity is so closely aligned with the chirps, warbles, and calls the birds produce that Long and his co-researchers could chart the undulating frequency of a call based on the signals of five neurons alone, with near exact precision.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.—
Dan Rubinstein,
Outside Online,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even when Gideon gets irritated and bites Craig, the ginger cat simply purrs in response.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a theory that kittens born to a feral mother are discouraged from purring to prevent attracting the attention of predators.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
2 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Libra’s ruler, Venus, will also station direct in Pisces on the same day, bringing a sigh of relief and significant revelations.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But fans quickly caught on to the joke, letting out sighs on relief in the comments.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Male turkeys gobble and strut, puffing out their feathers, to impress hens, who yelp and cluck in response.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There can also be behavioral signs, as Purina suggests that an angry cat might hiss, spit, or growl.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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With the customary expressiveness of Bay Area audiences, somebody hissed at the poem.—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Just murmuring in response to his questions, Don’t know, and, later, in the hotel room, shrinking from his angry face, pleading, Sorry, so sorry.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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There was a clear rise in noise in the room as people murmured about the person who had just entered.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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