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billed and cooed

billed and cooed is the simple past and past participle of bill and coo.

Meaning of bill and coo

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)

  1. To coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating.
  2. 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

Questions about billed and cooed

What is billed and cooed the simple past and past participle of?
Billed and cooed is the simple past and past participle of bill and coo.

Words near billed and cooed in the dictionary

  1. billbrokers
  2. billbroking
  3. billbug
  4. billbugs
  5. billed
  6. billed and cooed
  7. billed up
  8. billennial
  9. biller
  10. Billeri
  11. Billerica

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