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billing and cooing

billing and cooing noun: cooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating. Also the present participle and gerund of bill and coo.

Noun

billing and cooing (countable and uncountable, plural billings and cooings)

  1. Cooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating.
  2. Loving and affectionate behaviour between members of a romantic couple, such as the exchange of caresses and kisses.

Also used as

billing and cooing is also the present participle and gerund of bill and coo.

Forms of billing and cooing

pluralbillings and cooings

Questions about billing and cooing

What does billing and cooing mean?
Billing and cooing means cooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating.
What part of speech is billing and cooing?
Billing and cooing is a noun.
What is the plural of billing and cooing?
The plural of billing and cooing is billings and cooings.

Words near billing and cooing in the dictionary

  1. billikin
  2. billikins
  3. Billilingra
  4. Billimari
  5. billing
  6. billing and cooing
  7. billing up
  8. Billingborough
  9. Billinge
  10. Billinger
  11. Billingers

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