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kissing

verb
/ˈkɪsɪŋ/US

Etymology

From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, from Old English *cyssing, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīngu, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch cussinge (whence Dutch kussing (“kissing”)), Middle Low German küssinge (“kissing”), Middle High German küssunge (“kissing”). Compare also Old English cossettung (“kissing”).

  1. inherited from *kussijandz✻
  2. inherited from *kussijandī✻
  3. inherited from cyssende
  4. inherited from kissynge

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of kiss

  2. That kisses

    That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.

  3. Just touching.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. 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[…]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA