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cooey

/koo-ee/US // ˈku i //

咕嘟,咕噜咕噜,咕咕,咕噜噜

Definitions

  1. 1

    plural coo·eys,coo·eyed, coo·ey·ing.

    • : cooee.

Examples

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

  • 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."

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

  • After going on some way, I again heard the shout followed by a cooey which I was sure, however, was not uttered by him.

  • We gave a cooey to let those at the station know of our approach, and in another moment old Bob came hurrying out to meet us.