kissing
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English kissynge, from Old English cyssende, from Proto-Germanic *kussijandz, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian küsjend, Dutch kussend, German Low German küssend, German küssend, Swedish kyssande, Icelandic kyssandi.
Verb
[edit]kissing
- present participle and gerund of kiss
Adjective
[edit]kissing (not comparable)
- That kisses.
- Just touching.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Compare Old English cossettung (“kissing”).
Noun
[edit]kissing (countable and uncountable, plural kissings)
- The act of giving a kiss.
- 1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches:
- 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 […]
Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]kissing
- Alternative form of kissynge
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