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How to pronounce cooing

“cooing” pronunciation in real English speech

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“cooing” in real sentences

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  1. [Hercules cooing] [chuckling] Behave yourself.

    Vanity Fair

  2. and cooing and everything else.

    This Morning

  3. We were talking about doves and pigeons, and we talked about pigeons cooing.

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  4. Cause I'm from Chicago (all cooing) and like, it's so expensive.

    Jubilee

Words that sound like “cooing”

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