"coo" meaning in English

See coo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuː/ [UK], /ku/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coo.wav [UK] Forms: coo [singular], coos [plural]
enPR: ko͞o Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dove's or pigeon's coo is the murmuring sound that it makes.
    Sense id: simple-coo-en-noun-13XpMbYg

Verb

IPA: /kuː/ [UK], /ku/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coo.wav [UK] Forms: coo [canonical], coos [third-person, singular], cooed [past], cooed [past, participle], cooing [present, participle]
enPR: ko͞o Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a pigeon coos, it makes a soft murmuring sound.
    Sense id: simple-coo-en-verb-zFCIZ-Pj
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    },
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        "coup"
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ku/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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}

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