wooing

Plural: wooings

Noun

• a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
• A courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.

Verb

• seek someone's favor
  • "China is wooing Russia"
• make amorous advances towards
• present participle and gerund of woo

Examples

• A man giving a gift of roses is wooing a woman.

Synonyms

court, courting, courtship, romance, solicit, suit, woo