cooey

American  

[koo-ee] / ˈku i /

noun

plural

cooeys, cooeyed, cooeying

1. cooee.

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Example Sentences

“Oh, I say, let’s stop and go in amongst the trees, and shout or cooey till we make them hear, and they will come and join us.”

From Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites by Wood, Stanley L.

Harry gave another loud cooey; again a distant answer was heard.

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

We heard a cooey when we were within a mile of the place, and guessed it was a fellow on the watch.

From A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

I endeavoured to make him cooey to them, or call them, but they made off, setting fire to the grass.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

“Cooey, cooey, cooey, cooey!” cried Cynthia to the baby in a very dove-like manner, as she kissed and fondled it, laughing merrily the while.

From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville