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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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What does it mean: "I would started cooing longingly into prams" ? Please help me understand this.
  

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Hi, "I would started cooing longingly into prams" ? 'To coo' is to make the kind of gentle, soothing sounds one makes to a baby. A 'pram' is what is called in NAmE a stroller or baby carriage.

  • Hi, "I would started cooing longingly into prams" ?
  • 'To coo' is to make the kind of gentle, soothing sounds one makes to a baby.
  • A 'pram' is what is called in NAmE a stroller or baby carriage.
  • It has wheels and one pushes ones baby around in it.
  • 'Longingly ' is showing want.
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Hi,

"I would started cooing longingly into prams" ?

'To coo' is to make the kind of gentle, soothing sounds one makes to a baby.

A 'pram' is what is called in NAmE a stroller or baby carriage. It has wheels and one pushes ones baby around in it.

'Longingly ' is showing want.

The sentence suggests that the speaker very much w
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CliveA 'pram' is what is called in NAmE a stroller or baby carriage. It has wheels and one pushes ones baby around in it.
Almost. A pram is known as a "baby carriage" in the US http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/pram

A "stroller" in the

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