verb
- third-person singular present tense of 'cooey': to make a soft murmuring sound, as a dove or pigeon
Usage: often used of birds; variant spelling of 'cooing'
Examples
- The dove cooeys softly from the windowsill.
- She cooeys gently to calm the frightened bird.
- The pigeon cooeys in response to its mate.
- Every morning, the bird cooeys outside my bedroom window.