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Definitions for KISSING
kiss·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snugglingnoun

    affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Wiktionary

  1. kissingadjective

    Just touching.

Wikipedia

  1. kissing

    A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, peace, and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or a sacramental. The word came from Old English cyssan ("to kiss"), in turn from coss ("a kiss").

ChatGPT

  1. kissing

    Kissing is the act of pressing one's lips against another person or an object, as a gesture of affection, respect, greeting, farewell, or desire. It could also involve slight sucking or light touching with the tongue. Kissing can also refer to touching or caressing with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kissing

    of Kiss

Wikidata

  1. Kissing

    Kissing is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located just 10 km south of Augsburg and has about 11,200 inhabitants. Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 AD as Chissingin, it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a Hofmark. In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech. The surname Kissinger means inhabitant of Bad Kissingen.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of KISSING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of KISSING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of KISSING in a Sentence

  1. Frank Longo:

    This is his goodwill tour. He's kissing babies.

  2. Anita Loos:

    I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

  3. Blake Lively:

    It’s a cruel and unusual form of torture, and then my daughter goes, ‘Dada!’ and she starts hugging and kissing the screen and waving at him, and he’s not waving back and she doesn’t understand why he’s not waving back. She thinks it’s like FaceTime. And it’s because Daddy’s getting it.

  4. Signs:

    Merrill One time, I was at this party... and I was sitting on the couch with Amanda McKinney. She was just sitting there, looking beautiful. So, I lean in to kiss her, and I realize I have gum in my mouth. So, I turn to spit it out and put it in a paper cup. I turn back, and Amanda McKinney throws up all over herself. I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.

  5. Charles de LEUSSE:

    A letter to the Beloved, is like Ink kissing Paper. (Une lettre à l'aimée, c'est L'encre embrassant le papier)

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