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kissing

/ˈkɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
kiss-ing
IPA
/ˈkɪsɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of kiss

adj

That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.

adj

Just touching.

noun

The act of giving a kiss or making out.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kissynge, cyssende, *kussijandī, *kussijandz, *cyssing, *kussīngu
  • Suffix: kiss

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈkɪsɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kissings (plural)

Derived Forms

antikissing kissingly

Phrases

ass kissing ass-kissing baby kissing French kissing kissing ball kissing booth kissing bridge kissing bug

Synonyms

caressing cuddling fondling hugging necking petting smooching snuggling

Rhymes With

missing dismissing hissing reminiscing dissing wissing pissing

Questions

How do you pronounce kissing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪsɪŋ/.
What does kissing mean?
present participle and gerund of kiss
Where does kissing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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