Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun coo

1 sense of coo

Sense 1
coo -- (the sound made by a pigeon)
       => cry -- (the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb coo

2 senses of coo

Sense 1
coo -- (speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly")
       => murmur -- (speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms")

Sense 2
coo -- (cry softly, as of pigeons)
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

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