wooing

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
woo/wuː/

▶verb (woos, wooing, wooed)

• 1 try to gain the love of (a woman).

• 2 seek the support or custom of.

– derivatives
wooable adjective,
wooer noun.

– origin OE wōgian, āwōgian, of unknown origin.