cooey

American  

[koo-ee] / ˈku i /

noun

plural

cooeys, cooeyed, cooeying

1. cooee.

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Example Sentences

A "cooey" is, as its name implies, a call having the sound its orthography indicates; with a prolonged dwelling upon the first syllable, and a sharp determined utterance in its termination.

From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin

Wilfrid went to the door and gave a loud cooey.

From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

We continued to cooey frequently, and the two men were ordered to look on the ground for a horse's track.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas

Just as we expected that they would make their final rush, a loud cooey was heard, and I caught the sound of the trampling of horses’ feet.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

“If you see Bolter, cooey to me, and take care that he does not make off westward, or we shan’t get back to-night—or to-morrow, perhaps.”

From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles