kissing
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Synonyms:
osculation, exchange of kisses, necking, petting, making out, smooching, bussing, snogging
kiss
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Sense: Noun: touch with lips
Synonyms:
smooch , peck Collocations , peck on the cheek , snog , smacker , smack on the lips, smack Collocations, smackeroo , French kiss, air kiss, kissing, snogging , smooching , buss , lovebite, hickey
Sense: Noun: light contact
Synonyms:
butterfly kiss, Eskimo kiss, light touch, gentle touch, touch Collocations, caress Collocations, graze Collocations, glance Collocations, tickle Collocations, stroke Collocations, scrape Collocations, contact Collocations
Sense: Verb: behave amorously
Synonyms:
make out , smooch , neck Collocations , snog , canoodle , French-kiss, kiss and cuddle, hug and kiss, pet Collocations, kiss with tongues
Sense: Verb: give kisses
Synonyms:
give sb a kiss, kiss sb on the lips, plant a kiss on, plant a smacker on , kiss sb on the cheek, give sb a peck on the cheek, smack sb on the lips, pucker up
Sense: Verb: touch lightly
Synonyms:
brush against, brush past, skim Collocations, graze Collocations, glance off, touch Collocations, stroke Collocations, caress Collocations, tickle Collocations, come into contact with, touch sth/sb lightly