喋ちょう喋ちょう喃なん喃なん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

billing and cooing; whispering intimately

Archaic yojijukugo describing lovers talking softly and at length in whispers. Modern Japanese would more naturally use いちゃいちゃ話す or ささやき合う.

• 二人ふたりは隅すみの席せきで喋ちょう喋ちょう喃なん喃なんと語かたり合あっていた。

  The two were billing and cooing in a corner seat.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、恋こい人びとたちが喋ちょう喋ちょう喃なん喃なんする場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In classical literature, scenes of lovers whispering intimately often appear.