kiss
verb (used with object)
to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc..
were kissing
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past progressiveof kiss.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Some gay couples arriving at the show were kissing on the red carpet and others were dressed in rainbow-coloured clothes in a show of support for LGBTQ+ people.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2021
“Hardcore devotees were kissing the Irish dramatist tomb out of adoration,” Campbell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
No one was doing drugs, she said, no same-sex couples were kissing.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 11, 2018
Messrs. Bastian and Parker fit, although knees were kissing distance from the seat in front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2018
I realize that the whole time we were kissing, he never let go of my hand.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
