COOS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

coos 1 of 2

noun

plural of coo

as in babbles

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as in chirps

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coos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of coo

as in sighs

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Noun

Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
In Park Slope, for example, the whispers start even before the first leaf turns.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispers

Verb

When football fans saw three straight Primetime games on the NFL schedule for the Atlanta Falcons, there were some social media eye rolls, sighs and more, and who could blame them?

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Lifting a stem of cauliflower to his lips, my brother sighs deeply.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sighs

Noun

Following murmurs of a cameo, director James Watkins confirmed that Aaron Paul makes a brief appearance in the DCU movie as Matt’s (Harries) father, who raised him in the slums of Gotham City.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
In these murmurs, Ullom wonders how much modern technology has led us astray.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of murmurs

Noun

The doc is similarly unflinching in showing the horrific scene from 1900 in which Donald Sutherland’s sadistic fascist murders a young boy in a shockingly callous way, while Laura Betti as his equal in cruelty dissolves into blood-curdling cackles.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Her performance presents as camp, but her dynamic range of loud cackles and quiet glances is fabulous.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cackles

Noun

Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
As Yerman called for help from the grunts and worked on getting medical evacuation helicopters inbound, Capers ordered Crepeau to call in mortars dangerously close to the Marines’ position—a risky gamble that silenced the enemy guns.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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