billing and cooing
English edit
Noun edit
billing and cooing (countable and uncountable, plural billings and cooings)
- Cooing and rubbing of beaks, performed by birds such as pigeons and doves as a prelude to mating.
- Loving and affectionate behaviour between members of a romantic couple, such as the exchange of caresses and kisses.
Verb edit
- present participle and gerund of bill and coo