cooee

[ koo-ee ]

/ ˈku i /

noun

a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia and adopted by the settlers in the country.

verb (used without object), coo·eed, coo·ee·ing.

to utter the call “cooee.”

Origin of cooee

First recorded in 1780–90, cooee is from the Dharuk word gu-wī

Words nearby cooee

coo, cooboo, co-occur, cooch, Cooch Behar, cooee, cooey, coof, cook, cookbook, Cook, Captain James

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Example sentences from the Web for cooee

But ‘Cooee’ is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle
When about a hundred yards from the pool I heard a cry of “Cooee!”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle
We had not gone far, however, when a cooee reached our ears.
Adventures in Australia|W.H.G. Kingston
But Cooee is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|A. Conan Doyle

Then looked a little troubled, for cooee was to be interpreted that all was well.
In the Mist of the Mountains|Ethel Turner

British Dictionary definitions for cooee

cooee

cooey

/ (ˈkuːiː) /

interjection

a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush

verb cooees, cooeeing, cooeed, cooeys, cooeying or cooeyed

(intr) to utter this call

noun

Australian and NZ informal calling distance (esp in the phrase within (a) cooee (of))

Word Origin for cooee

C19: from a native Australian language

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单词	cooee
释义	cooee [ koo-ee ] / ˈku i / noun a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia and adopted by the settlers in the country. verb (used without object), coo·eed, coo·ee·ing. to utter the call “cooee.” Origin of cooee First recorded in 1780–90, cooee is from the Dharuk word gu-wī Words nearby cooee coo, cooboo, co-occur, cooch, Cooch Behar, cooee, cooey, coof, cook, cookbook, Cook, Captain James Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cooee But ‘Cooee’ is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\|Arthur Conan Doyle When about a hundred yards from the pool I heard a cry of “Cooee!” The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\|Arthur Conan Doyle We had not gone far, however, when a cooee reached our ears. Adventures in Australia\|W.H.G. Kingston But Cooee is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\|A. Conan Doyle Then looked a little troubled, for cooee was to be interpreted that all was well. In the Mist of the Mountains\|Ethel Turner British Dictionary definitions for cooee cooee cooey / (ˈkuːiː) / interjection a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush verb cooees, cooeeing, cooeed, cooeys, cooeying or cooeyed (intr) to utter this call noun Australian and NZ informal calling distance (esp in the phrase within (a) cooee (of)) Word Origin for cooee C19: from a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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