kissing
The act of giving a kiss or making outThe act of giving a kiss or making out.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of giving a kiss or making out.
Küssen
- affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, from Old English *cyssing, from Proto-WeFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: kissingsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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