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woo

/wuː/verb1 syllable

Woo means: make amorous advances towards.

Synonyms for woo13

verb, as in make amorous advances towards

court, romance, solicit

verb, as in seek someone's favor

also used for woo

address, beau, bedear, chase after, endear, make a move (on), make love, pitch woo, put the moves on, spark

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What does woo mean?2

verb

1

make amorous advances towards“John is courting Mary”

2

seek someone's favor“China is wooing Russia”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with woo?60

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All 60 rhymes for woo, grouped by syllable

Woo in a sentence

  • I tried to woo his sister, but she didn't want me.mailohilohi
  • Quantum physics has spawned a large amount of woo.Youmu970
  • France joins a growing European effort to woo Chinese investment and trade.Cangarejo
  • Are you trying to woo me?CK
  • Algeria needs to woo Western tourists.Amastan
  • Economist Woo Seok-jin says not only are small businesses taking a hit. So are large ones.Hybrid
  • Tom's attempts to woo usually fail.zumley
  • Tom is a bit woo woo.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of woo

as a verb

past tense
wooed
present participle
wooing
third-person singular
woos
past participle
wooed