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COO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound made by a pigeon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("coo" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

coo (cry softly, as of pigeons)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cry softly, as of pigeons

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "coo" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

coo (the sound made by a pigeon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Speak softly or lovingly

Example:

The mother who held her baby was cooing softly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "coo" is one way to...):

murmur (speak softly or indistinctly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue coo

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