"cooing" meaning in English

See cooing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːɪŋ/ Forms: cooings [plural]
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: 2 96 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 91 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 95 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkuːɪŋ/
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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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "cooing",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "coo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of coo"
      ],
      "id": "en-cooing-en-verb-3Fp~yyQQ",
      "links": [
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          "coo",
          "coo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cooing"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cooings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cooing (plural cooings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A coo; a cooing sound."
      ],
      "id": "en-cooing-en-noun-8hERLT0r",
      "links": [
        [
          "coo",
          "coo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 96 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 91 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 95 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-cooing-en-noun-vGrPdv9r",
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "crying",
          "crying"
        ],
        [
          "babbling",
          "babbling"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "cooing",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "coo",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cooing (plural cooings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A coo; a cooing sound."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coo",
          "coo"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "crying",
          "crying"
        ],
        [
          "babbling",
          "babbling"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cooing"
}

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