billed and cooed
Showed tender affection
Billed and cooed describes lovers behaving affectionately—exchanging kisses, whispers, and tender gestures.
The phrase comes from the mating behavior of doves, who touch beaks (bill) and make soft sounds (coo).
It often carries a mildly mocking tone toward couples being publicly demonstrative: They billed and cooed in the corner booth, oblivious to everyone else.
- caressedTouched with tenderness
- tender momentsInstances of gentle emotional connection
- head over heelsUtterly and deeply enamored
- doveGentle cooing bird
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
love nest · embraced · cuddled · pair bonding · mating dance · heart-to-heart · puppy love · young love · starry-eyed · smitten · making eyes · serenaded · lovey-dovey · sweet nothings · stolen kisses · bird song · nestling · canoodled