About The Word Woo
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Woo
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What's The Definition Of Woo?
[v] make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
[v] seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" Synonyms | Synonyms for Woo: court | romance | solicit Related Terms | Find terms related to Woo: See Also | act | chase | chase after | display | move Woo In Webster's Dictionary \Woo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wooing}.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent,
crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs
blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]
1. To solicit in love; to court.
Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he
himself has wrought. --Prior.
2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear
thy even song. --Milton.
I woo the wind That still delays his coming.
--Bryant.
\Woo\, v. i. To court; to make love. --Dryden. |
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