"cooing" meaning in English

See cooing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːɪŋ/ Forms: cooings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} cooing (plural cooings)
  1. A coo; a cooing sound.
    Sense id: en-cooing-en-noun-8hERLT0r
  2. A stage in the development of child language after crying and before babbling; the baby is able to control their sounds but tongue muscles are not well developed.
    Sense id: en-cooing-en-noun-vGrPdv9r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 83 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 75 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 73 12

Verb

IPA: /ˈkuːɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cooing
  1. present participle and gerund of coo Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: coo
    Sense id: en-cooing-en-verb-3Fp~yyQQ

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cooing"
}

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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    "English nouns",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/uːɪŋ/2 syllables"
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "coo",
          "coo"
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    },
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "crying"
        ],
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          "babbling"
        ]
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  ],
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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