kissle en · VERB
Etymology
From kiss + -le (frequentative suffix).
Meanings
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(transitive) To smother with kisses; kiss repeatedly; kiss.
O that tis not the fashion in France For the maids to kissle before they are married.
1908, William Shakespeare, Ernest Roman, King Henry V.:She flung her arms around him and pressed her lips to his, and when he tried to move away she clung to him tightly and sobbed against his mouth and kissled him with a violent passion born of despair.
1984, Jean Nash, The Golden Thread:Who can resist being asked to "kissle me some more?"
1999, Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Dept. of History, Left historyAnd if you'll so arrange it, Mrs. Swisshelm, You needn't join the maidens when we kissle 'em.
1877, Puck:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kissles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| kissled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kissled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kissling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |