cooey

American  

[koo-ee] / ˈku i /

noun

cooeys plural

1. cooee.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cooeys
  plural

Example Sentences

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cooey cooeys

It was getting toward midnight when he returned, to cooey under the boy’s window.

From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by Rahey, L.

At length, having gone some distance, they heard a faint cooey in reply to theirs.

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

I shouted as loud as I could bawl, and then gave a cooey, which would reach further than any other sound.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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)

Like the natives of New South Wales, they called to each other, from a great distance, by the cooey; a word meaning "come to me."

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John

After we had proceeded some miles the cooeys of the natives were heard around us, and we once more expected an attack.

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

Although Mr. Brown made the woods echo with his cooeys their inhabitants remained silent and concealed, a circumstance which seemed to distress him very much.

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

It was noon before the girls heard the cooeys uttered by the searching-party, which proved that the children had not yet been discovered.

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

Early this morning the cooeys of three natives were heard.

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

There, by their cooeys and their looks, they seemed to be very anxious about somebody in the bush beyond the Bogan.

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