'Coying' definitions:
Definition of 'Coying'
From: GCIDE
- Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.]
- 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. [1913 Webster]
- Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]