kissing
- present participle of kiss.
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to keep track of who’s kissing whose ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Touching, embracing and kissing before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, according to scientists studying the behaviour of our closest ape relatives.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The short audience is known as "kissing hands" - although in practice, these days male premiers simply bow and shake hands with the monarch after accepting their offer to form a government.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Seen from below, the table’s ebonized-birch legs also suggest, by turns, two figures kissing, ancient post-and-lintel architecture, an undulating serpent and a recumbent figure by Henry Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As little girls, we chased one another on the streets, skinning our knees, and kissing one another’s wounds so they’d heal.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
