English Dictionary

billing and cooing

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

ハトや鳩などの鳥が、交尾の前兆として、嘴をこすり合わせたり甘い声（鳴き声）を発する行動

The pigeons' billing and cooing echoed through the garden as they rubbed their beaks in a delicate prelude to mating.

鳩たちのくちばしをこすり合う仕草と優しい鳴き声が庭中に響き、交尾の前の繊細な前奏のようにくちばしを触れ合わせていた。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

Loving and affectionate behaviour between members of a romantic couple, such as the exchange of caresses and kisses.

billings and cooings （ plural ）