coo

nom

1. 1

   The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

   The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…].

2. 2

   An expression of pleasure made by a person.

verbe

1. 1

   To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

   No birds, except as birds of paſſage, flew, / No bee was known to hum, no dove to coo.

   DUET—MAYOR and MAUD. […] Like a Dove I'll coo and bill, pretty Maud, / I will not coo and bill, Mr. Mayor.

   But oh! ſhall I, Misfortune's bondman, ſpeak / Of pleaſures and delights, where ſorrows ſhriek! / Can plaintive nightingale, or turte-dove, / When vultures tear them, ſing or coo of love?

   The black-bird and the speckled thrush / Good-morrow gave from brake and brush; / In answer cooed the cushat dove, / Her notes of peace, and rest, and love.

2. 2

   To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

   They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.

adjectif

1. 1

   argotCool.

interjection

1. 1

   An expression of approval, surprise, etc.

   The last track on each of the three sections is a professional course, where you can customise your bike by changing the tyres and the size of chainwheel. Coo!

   We want you to come up with a side splitting caption for a picture drawn by the fair hand of those at System 3. If you turn out to be the Funniest "Person", we'll give you a big wopping model of a dinosaur. Coo.

   Coo, I've only had four gallons of extra caffeine coffee today so I'm not my usual talking-to-PR-girlies-for-hours-on-end self. But bear with me a mo while I get myself together (audience waits for an age while he searches through his coat for the golden envelope). Here it is! Coo, and the winner is The NewZealand Story.

Formes

pluriel

coos

comparatif

more coo

superlatif

most coo

passé

cooed

participe passé

cooed

participe présent

cooing

3ᵉ personne du singulier

coos