cooey

American  

[koo-ee] / ˈku i /

noun

plural

cooeys, cooeyed, cooeying

1. cooee.

---

Example Sentences

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.

In a few minutes I heard behind me a distant shout, and immediately afterwards a loud cooey met my ear.

From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson

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 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

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