cooee
/ˈkuːi/
interjection
- A loud, high-pitched call used to attract attention or to signal one's location, especially in the Australian bush.
- He let out a sharp cooee to signal that he had found water.
- The hikers used a cooee call to let the group know where they were.
- Lost in the forest, she shouted 'Cooee!' and waited for a reply.
noun
- A call or shout of 'cooee', used as a signal or to attract attention.
- I heard a distant cooee from across the valley.
- Her cooee echoed through the trees, guiding us to her camp.
- The children practiced their cooee until they could be heard from far away.
- A range within which one can be heard or reached; a short distance (used in the phrase 'within cooee').
- If you're within cooee, just give me a shout and I'll come help.
- The nearest town is not within cooee of this remote farm.
- The finish line was within cooee, but the runner was exhausted.
verb
- To shout 'cooee' to attract attention or signal one's location.
- She cooeed loudly so the rescue team could find her.
- The campers cooeed back and forth to stay in touch.
- We cooeed to each other as we searched the bushland.