How to Use coo in a Sentence

coo

verb
Definition of coonext
Synonyms for coonext
  • 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
  • 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
  • Because of the virus, rows of cooing and clucking birds were replaced last year with pictures of poultry displayed on cages.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Selvi was more interested in her caregiver than the strangers cooing at her through a screen 8,000 miles away.
    — Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 6 May 2020
  • In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
    — Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • A couple months ago, Kara Terflinger and her daughters were in the grocery store when a woman walked up to look and coo at 6-month-old baby Finley.
    — Blake Sebring, Post-Tribune, 14 June 2018
  • What begins as a faux feel-good Super Bowl ad complete with smiling Wives and cooing newborns turns grim.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Feb. 2019
  • Image Image At 8:13 p.m., the site was silent again, except for power lines buzzing overhead and dogs cooing their evening songs on the Mexico side.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

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