coo

Pronunciation

• enPR: ko͞o
  • (UK) IPA ^(key): /kuː/
  • (US) IPA ^(key): /ku/
• Homophone: coup

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Noun

Singular coo

Plural coos

1. A dove's or pigeon's coo is the murmuring sound that it makes.

Verb

Plain form coo

Third-person singular coos

Past tense cooed

Past participle cooed

Present participle cooing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If a pigeon coos, it makes a soft murmuring sound.