cooing

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coo

(ko͞o)

v. cooed, coo·ing, coos

v.intr.

1. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.

2. To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs: The visitors cooed over the newborn baby.

v.tr.

To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.

[Imitative.]

coo′er n.

COO

abbr.

chief operating officer

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cooing

(ˈkuːɪŋ)

the act of making a gentle low noise

ˈcooingly adv

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Translations

il tubare

cooing

[ˈkuːɪŋ] N → arrullos mpl

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