woos
Seeks romantic favor
Woos is the third-person singular of woo—to pursue romantically or seek to win over.
A suitor woos a beloved; a politician woos voters; a company woos investors: He woos her with flowers and poetry, The candidate woos undecided voters with promises of tax cuts.
The word has an old-fashioned, courtly flavor.
Actively seeks out
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- seducesTempts into intimacy
- chasesFollows trying to catch
- advancesForward movements or progress
flirtation · pursuit · romances · attention · solicits · entreats · beseeches · importunes
Deceives by charming
- enchantsDelights or bewitches
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- enticesAttracts through appeal
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
bewitches · charms · flatters · cajoles · sweet-talks · coaxes · persuades · disarms
pursues
Actively seeks out
advances · flirtation · pursuit · romances · attention · solicits · entreats · beseeches · importunes · proposition
beguiles
Deceives by charming
- enchantsDelights or bewitches
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- enticesAttracts through appeal
allures · bewitches · charms · flatters · cajoles · sweet-talks · coaxes · persuades · disarms · wins over
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- marriageFormal union between partners
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
fiancé · fiancée · ring · wedding · matrimony · hand in marriage · asking · kneeling · promise · vows
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
amour · tryst · ardor · passion · devotion · affection · adoration · yearning · desire · longing
- woo hooExclamation of excitement
- woo wooPseudoscientific spiritual beliefs
- pitching wooActively pursuing romance
- John Woo