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kiss

/kɪs/noun, verb1 syllable

Kiss means: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc..

Synonyms for kiss9

noun, as in the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

buss, osculation

noun, as in any of several bite-sized candies

candy kiss

verb, as in touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

snog, buss, osculate

also used for kiss

smooch, lip clap, sugar, Yankee dime

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What does kiss mean?6

verb

1

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.“The newly married couple kissed”

2

touch lightly or gently“the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain”

noun

1

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

2

any of several bite-sized candies

3

a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

4

a light glancing touch“there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kiss?17

one syllable

thismissswisspissblissdiskrissismisvisbiswisdisslishiss

two syllables

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Kiss in a sentence

  • You really don't want me to kiss you, do you?CK
  • I kiss my rival, but it is to choke him.belgavox
  • If you want me to kiss you, all you have to do is ask.CK
  • Well, are you going to give me a hug and a kiss?Joseph
  • You kiss your child a hundred times a day, don't you?Amastan
  • If you don't want to kiss your grandmother, you don't have to.CK
  • To kiss her is one thing, and to love is another.unknown
  • If you want to kiss me, then kiss me.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of kiss

as a noun

plural
kisses

as a verb

past tense
kissed
present participle
kissing
third-person singular
kisses