cooing


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coo1
verb (coos, cooing, cooed)
  • 1 (of a pigeon or dove) make a soft murmuring sound.
  • 2 speak in a soft gentle voice.
noun a cooing sound.
– origin C17: imitative.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coo2
exclamation Brit. informal used to express surprise.
– origin early 20th cent.: imitative.
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