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Kissing

//ˈkɪsɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing. not-comparable
2
Just touching. not-comparable

Noun

1
The act of giving a kiss or making out. countable, uncountable
"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[…]"
2
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of kiss form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English kissynge, cussinde, from Old English cyssende, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijandī, 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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

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”).

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