kissing

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪs.ɪŋ/
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Etymology 1

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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

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kissing

  1. present participle and gerund of kiss

Adjective

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kissing (not comparable)

  1. That kisses.
  2. Just touching.

Etymology 2

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From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, equivalent to kiss +‎ -ing. Compare Old English cossettung (kissing).

Noun

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kissing (countable and uncountable, plural kissings)

  1. 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 []
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Noun

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kissing

  1. Alternative form of kissynge