kissing

4 definitions • 5 examples

present participle of

to touch with your lips, especially as a greeting, or to press your mouth onto another person's mouth in a sexual way:

There was a young couple on the sofa, kissing passionately.

kiss someone on something She kissed him on the mouth.

[ + two objects ] He kissed the children good night/goodbye (= kissed them as a part of saying good night/goodbye).

to gently touch something:

The breeze/sun kissed her bare shoulders.

If you tell a child you will kiss a part of the body that hurts better, you mean you will make it feel better by kissing it:

"Mummy, I hurt my knee." "Come here, darling, and let me kiss it better."