bill and coo
Example Sentences
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Sample: The birds come to their nest; At peace, they bill and coo; The wide world sinks to rest, And so do I And so do you.
From Time Magazine Archive
In The Abdication, they bill and coo once again-this time with spiritual fervor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now to prove, to his vexation, That no tender kiss and true Ever caused a soul's damnation, Pretty birdlings, bill and coo!
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Lafcadio Hearn
She no doubt expected them to bill and coo in public, as Purdy and Matilda had done.
From Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson
Elderly people came to stay for pleasant recreation and quiet enjoyment; younger people to "bill and coo" and dance.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley
