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Word entry · 7 letters

kissing

Best crossword clue

"Lip contact"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɪsɪŋ/Part of speech nounSorted giiknssStarts with KEnds with G1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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[…]

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