billing and cooing

noun

Cooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating.

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Meanings

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

plural billings and cooings

  1. countableuncountableCooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating.
  2. countableuncountableLoving and affectionate behaviour between members of a romantic couple, such as the exchange of caresses and kisses.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bill and coo
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APA

billing and cooing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billing%20and%20cooing

MLA

“billing and cooing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billing%20and%20cooing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “billing and cooing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billing%20and%20cooing.

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