wooing

/W UW1 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To endeavor to gain someone's support.

  2. 2

    (often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with

  3. 3

    To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    A courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.

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