"bill and coo" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bills and coos [present, singular, third-person], billing and cooing [participle, present], billed and cooed [participle, past], billed and cooed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bill<> and coo<>}} 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. (of birds such as pigeons and doves) To coo and rub beaks as a prelude to mating. Related terms: lovebird, lovey-dovey
    Sense id: en-bill_and_coo-en-verb-n95ZdbUc Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49
  2. (of romantic couples) To exchange loving and affectionate behaviour, such as caresses and kisses. Translations (Translations): schnäbeln (German), turteln (German), miteinander turteln (German), turbékol (Hungarian), enyeleg (Hungarian), csókolózik (Hungarian), nyalják-falják egymást (Hungarian), tortoreggiare (Italian), gruchać [imperfective] (Polish), hrkútať [imperfective] (Slovak), hacer arrumacos (Spanish), vänslas (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bill_and_coo-en-verb-mqQkHbZ1 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 7 93

Inflected forms

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