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Woo v. t. (past & past part. wooed; pres. part. wooing)

To solicit in love; to court. "Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he himself has wrought."

To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. "Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even song." "I woo the wind That still delays his coming."

Woo v. i. (past & past part. wooed; pres. part. wooing) To court; to make love.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Woo" Quotes from Famous Books

... destiny is before her; she cannot escape it; and the time is drawing near when her wild, singing, pastoral being shall be absorbed in that of the strong male stream, the bright-eyed son of the Alps, who has come so far to woo ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 9, No. 54, April, 1862 • Various

... go to brave a world I hate And woo it o'er and o'er, And tempt a wave and try a fate Upon a stranger shore, Ailleen. Upon ...

— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4 • Charles Dudley Warner

... leaves, rubbing their swaying heads affectionately together; the gentle wind resting in sighs of relief upon the graceful tree tops, and sending its messages of love from bough to bough, until it spends itself upon the quiet bosom of the waters below; the love-sick birds that woo our beauteous nature in this, her bewitching costume, with their rich and rarest warblings, vie with one another in chanting from their ruffled throats their little tales of ecstasy and love, all teach us clearly, that out in the busy world there ...

— Honor Edgeworth • Vera

... no doubt this is another victim of your cold and calculating guile; but it shall be the last. By Heaven, my very heart leaps upward in anticipation of thy coming hour. Woman, thy hatred to this man has made me love thee; yes, thou shall be my bride, and with my plans of vengeance will I woo thee. By ...

— Wacousta: A Tale of the Pontiac Conspiracy (Complete) • John Richardson

... to make love to the woman he loved was some excuse for avoiding thought, and he found distraction in hard work and social engagements. With regard to Sophia he stayed his mind on the belief that if he dared not woo she was not being wooed, either by any man who was his rival, or by those luxuries and tranquillities of life which nowadays often lure young ...

— What Necessity Knows • Lily Dougall

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