The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coying
Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.]
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To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.
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To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
coying
enticing. v
(present participle of coy English)
Usage examples of "coying".
Hark ye, lad — fleet interlacings of the limbs — lithe swayings — coyings — flutterings!