单词 | to bill and coo |
释义 | > as lemmasto bill and coo 3. transferred. To caress, make show of affection; usually (of reciprocal action) to bill and coo. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress or make a show of affection [verb (intransitive)] ingle1599 bill1609 smug1813 canoodle1864 mush1919 goo1941 the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress or make a show of affection [verb (intransitive)] > converse caressingly or amorously to bill and coo1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 56 What billing again. View more context for this quotation 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 40 Still Amorous, and Fond, and Billing, Like Philip and Mary, on a Shilling. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 300. ⁋1 Tom Faddle and his pretty spouse wherever they come are billing at such a Rate. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 295 Jenny and Jessamy..billing and cooing in an arbour. < as lemmas |
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