bill and coo
bill and coo verb: to coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating.
Verb
bill and coo (third-person singular simple present bills and coos, present participle billing and cooing, simple past and past participle billed and cooed)
- To coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating.
- To exchange loving and affectionate behaviour, such as caresses and kisses.
- To be brave, handsome, twenty-two; / With nothing else on earth to do, / But all day long to bill and coo; / It were a pleasant calling.1869, William Thackeray, “Piscator and Piscatrix”, in Ballads, published 1881, page 88
- "It's not as if you two were young people, and wanted to be billing and cooing," Lady Ball had said to her the same evening. Miss Mackenzie, as she thought of this, was not so sure that Lady Ball was right. Why would she not want billing and cooing as well as another?1875, Anthony Trollope, Miss Mackenzie, Norilana Books, page 122
bill and coo meaning in Vietnamese
bill and coo in Vietnamese
- Translations
- hú hí
Forms of bill and coo
| third-person singular present | bills and coos |
|---|---|
| present participle | billing and cooing |
| past participle | billed and cooed |
| past | billed and cooed |
Questions about bill and coo
- What does bill and coo mean?
- Bill and coo means to coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating.
- What is bill and coo in Vietnamese?
- Bill and coo in Vietnamese is hú hí. See Bill and coo meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is bill and coo?
- Bill and coo is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bill and coo?
- The past tense of bill and coo is billed and cooed.
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