Definitions
make amorous advances towards
Word origin
From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳／吴 (Wú), 伍 (Wǔ), 武 (Wǔ), and 巫 (Wū), or from Cantonese 胡 (wu4).
Used in a sentence
“They're trying to woo the customers back with this new mobile plan.”
“I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, / Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, / VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, / VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]”
“Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes / The image he himself has wrought.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Seek favor”3 letters
02“Court romantically”3 letters
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