Coo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coo \Coo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Cooing}.]
     1. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the
        characteristic note of pigeons or doves.
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              The stockdove only through the forest cooes,
              Mournfully hoarse.                    --Thomson.
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     2. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under
        {Bill}, v. i. "Billing or cooing." --Byron.
        [1913 Webster] Cooey

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coo
       n : the sound made by a pigeon
       v 1: speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was
            cooing softly"
       2: cry softly, as of pigeons

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  92 Moby Thesaurus words for "coo":
     aspirate, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray,
     breathe, buzz, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant, chatter, cheep,
     chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck,
     cock-a-doodle-doo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drawl, drum,
     exclaim, flute, gabble, gaggle, gasp, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle,
     hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, keen, lilt, maffle, mumble, murmur,
     mussitate, mutter, pant, peep, pip, pipe, quack, roar, roll,
     rumble, scold, scream, screech, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap,
     snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeal, susurrate, thunder,
     trill, trumpet, twang, tweet, twit, twitter, wail, warble, whine,
     whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp