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kissing en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
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(not-comparable) Just touching.
Deriveds
kissingly · antikissing
kissing en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
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.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of kiss
kissing en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of giving a kiss or making out.
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[…]
1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches:
Forms
Deriveds
kissing comfit · baby kissing · kissing gourami · kissing cousin · kissing-bunch · kissing disease · ass kissing · kissing-crust · kissing ball · kissing goes by favor · kissing bug · kissing number · kissing booth · kissing gate · kissing dance · kissing kin · kissing bridge · ass-kissing · kissing string · French kissing
Translations (3)
fa بوسی (act of kissing) · af soenery (act of kissing) · de Küssen (act of kissing)