Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wooing
1 sense of wooing
Sense 1
courtship, wooing, courting, suit -- (a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship")
=> entreaty, prayer, appeal -- (earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb woo
2 senses of woo
Sense 1
woo, court -- (seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia")
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit -- (make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary")
=> act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")