kissing

UK /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ US /ˈkɪsɪŋ/

adj 2noun 1

Definitions

adj

That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.

Just touching.

noun

The act of giving a kiss or making out.

There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…]

Collocations

ADJ.

alone, best, international, left, pretty, soon, strange, young

She was the best kissing partner he'd ever had in his entire life.

VERB + KISSING

caught, couples, drive, got, hugging, invented, part, saw

We got caught kissing in the back seat of his car during the movie.

KISSING + NOUN

babies, boys, day, girl, i'd, john, lady, mary

I'd love to see a photo of you kissing babies at the charity event last month.

PREP.

after, in, out

They stopped kissing after hearing footsteps in the hallway.

ADV.

really, safely

They were really kissing at the party last night and everyone noticed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the geni

caressing
cuddling
fondling
hugging
necking
petting
smooching
snuggling

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

kissing goes by favor

People often practice favoritism when awarding benefits to others.

Example Bank

There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…]

Wiktionary

Not again! Look at those two kissing. They've really got the hots for each other. I can't watch this any more.

Tatoeba · #32707

The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.

Tatoeba · #240374

Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

Tatoeba · #269667

They are hugging and kissing.

Tatoeba · #305028

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

Tatoeba · #509746

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