verb
kiss
kihs
verb
1
To touch someone with your lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting.
"She kissed her son goodnight before turning off the light."
"They kissed under the mistletoe."
noun
1
An act of touching with the lips, usually to show affection.
"He planted a kiss on her cheek before leaving."
2
A small chocolate candy shaped like a dome, as in Hershey's Kisses.
"She unwrapped a chocolate kiss and popped it in her mouth."
How to Use Kiss
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo touch with the lips affectionately, or the act/noun of doing so.
Common pairings
kiss goodbye
a kiss on the cheek
blow a kiss
French kiss
Word Forms
kissed past tense, kist past tense, kisses plural, kisses singular
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Etymology
From Old English "cyssan," a very old Germanic verb for kissing, related to similar words in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages.