Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooing

/ˈkuːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: coo-ing
IPA: /ˈkuːɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of coo

noun

A coo; a cooing sound.

noun

A stage in the development of child language after crying and before babbling; the baby is able to control their sounds but tongue muscles are not well developed.

Inflected Forms

cooings (plural)

Rhymes With

doing viewing pursuing reviewing brewing chewing suing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing

Questions

How do you pronounce cooing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːɪŋ/.
What does cooing mean?: present participle and gerund of coo

How to pronounce cooing

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