cooing

Example Sentences

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Usually it plays out as a cute moment, the assembled gaggle cooing awwww at the exchange as the queried party answers far more effusively than they do for their daily adult nemeses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"You have to think a lot before having a baby," Valentina Dottor admits when we meet on Fregona's main square, her 10-month-old daughter Diletta cooing in a pushchair.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

One of his favorites is the sound of cooing pigeons — pests to some, but also survivors who’ve adapted to survive on crumbs of kindness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Japan is no exception, but the birds enjoy some legal immunity, forcing city dwellers to put up with these unwanted guests roosting and cooing on their balconies.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

All in all, he was pleased with the change, although he missed the doves cooing on the roof and the wind blowing through the poppies.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer