coo

coo
coo1
cooer, n.cooingly, adv.
/kooh/, v., cooed, cooing, n.
v.i.
1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.
2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.
v.t.
3. to utter by cooing.
n.
4. a cooing sound.
[1660-70; imit.]
coo2
/kooh/, interj. Brit. Slang.
(used to express surprise or amazement.)
[1910-15; orig. uncert.]

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