coo
pronunciation
How to pronounce coo in British English:
UK [ku:]
How to pronounce coo in American English:
US [ku]
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- Noun:
- the sound made by a pigeon
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- Verb:
- speak softly or lovingly
- cry softly, as of pigeons
Word Origin
- coo (v.)
- 1660s, echoic of doves; the phrase to bill and coo is first recorded 1816. Related: Cooing. The noun is recorded from 1729.
Example
- 1. Smaller companies may occasionally find a coo useful , too .
- 2. The coo is not there to hog the limelight . It is to a great extent an internally focused role .
- 3. Xcor coo andrew nelson told the reporters that flights between tokyo and new york are likely to be available within the next 20 years .
- 4. Mr polman chairs the leadership executive , made up of function and category heads , and the coo , which meets face to face roughly once a quarter .
- 5. Uniqlo has emerged from japan with a scrappiness born , as uniqlo usa coo yasunobu kyogokuput put it in a wired business interview , of deflation and a shrinking economy .