woo

verb

ˈwü How to pronounce woo (audio)
Definition of woonext
as in to invite
to act so as to make (something) more likely his attempts to woo approval from working-class voters has not met with much success

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Recent Examples of woo This isn’t the first time that fans have jumped to the conclusion that Affleck was trying to woo his ex-wife. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025 Those include staff cuts to middle-management in a bid to speed operations and an aggressive effort to woo new customers to its foundry, which produces custom chips for the likes of Amazon and Microsoft. — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 In the meantime, India is making a concerted effort to woo the continent. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Dylan has been allowed to meet — and unexpectedly woo — his outie’s wife. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woo

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