kissing
- present participle of kiss.
Example Sentences
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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
Meningitis infections can be spread through close contact - for example though kissing, sharing vapes and drinks or living in close quarters with a person with the bug.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Everyone’s happy and excited—they’re hugging and kissing us,” said Maryna Zharkova, who has been working at the market for 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Among the nominees is: “I get as close as possible to his lips without kissing him at a restaurant in public. Maximum romance, with everyone watching. He smells like onions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
One of the older women elbowed Misha’s mother out of the way and grabbed Anya’s face, kissing her cheeks between words: “Shabbat. Shalom. What. A. Lovely. Little. Girl.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
