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mouth-to-mouth en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. (uncountable) Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
   • Press on her chest or give her mouth-to-mouth first? Since she'd been strangled, I decided to give her mouth-to-mouth. 2014, William Stadler, Seize the Soul: Confessions of a Summoner, page 160:
2. (figuratively, slang, uncountable) Kissing, particularly French kissing.
   • “Looking forward to a little mouth-to-mouth action?” Sonnet asks me. “Maybe reignite your lost love.” ¶ “Yeah, because resuscitation is so romantic.” 2010, Sydney Salter, Swoon at Your Own Risk, →ISBN, page 27:
   • “Welllllllllllll, maybe a little mouth-to mouth^([sic]) is in order,” as she flung her arms around Quirk's neck, pressed her firm, yet supple body against his and gave him a long, open mouthed kiss. 2005, Chase Walker, Robert D. Russell, Bayou Savage, the Ghost Wars - Book 2, →ISBN, page 192:

Relateds

CPR · cardiopulmonary resuscitation