Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The stockdove only through the forest cooes,
Mournfully hoarse. --Thomson.
2. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under
{Bill}, v. i. ``Billing or cooing.'' --Byron.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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
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