kissing
/'kisiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Affectionate physical contact involving the lips: The act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, greeting, or respect.
- A form of non-genital intimate play or affection: Affectionate play, often as a part of foreplay, that does not involve contact with the genital organs.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The couple's kissing in the park was a sweet sight.
- A simple kissing on the cheek is a common greeting in many cultures.
Advanced Usage
- "Heavy kissing": Intense or passionate kissing.
- The movie scene featured heavy kissing.
- "Kissing booth": A booth at a fair or event where people pay to receive a kiss, often for charity.
- They volunteered at the kissing booth for the school fundraiser.
Variants and Related Words
- Kiss (verb/noun): The base form; to touch with the lips / an instance of this act.
- He leaned in to kiss her.
- Kisser (noun, informal): A person who kisses, or the mouth or face.
- He's a good kisser.
Synonyms
- Bussing (archaic/noun): Kissing.
- Osculation (formal/noun): The act of kissing.
- Smooching (informal/noun): Kissing amorously.
Related Phrases
- Kiss and tell: To divulge private details about a romantic relationship.
- The celebrity sued the magazine for a kiss-and-tell story.
- Kiss of death: An action that ensures failure or ruin.
- His endorsement was the kiss of death for the campaign.
Related Idioms
- Kiss and make up: To become reconciled after a quarrel.
- After their argument, they decided to kiss and make up.
- Blow a kiss: To kiss one's hand and then pretend to blow the kiss toward someone.
- She blew a kiss to her fans from the stage.
Noun
- affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)