💋 To touch with lips 💋 A loving touch 🌬️ To touch gently 🍬 A sweet treat 🌬️ A gentle touch

to kiss

∞ 1.0

To touch someone with your lips to show love, greeting, or respect

verb
/kɪs/

: besar

After a long day, he finally got to kiss his daughter goodnight.
hug and kiss
kiss passionately
kiss someone's hand

Oh, so clean you could kiss it, please.

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Examples

You will have a strong urge to kiss the person next to you.
I thought you were gonna kiss me.

Hell of a Summer (2023)
No, but I want to kiss you for that.

Theo Von
Will you ever kiss a fan or date a fan?
I wanted to race to you and kiss you and tell you everything.

Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)
You may now kiss the bride.

Unfavorable Odds (2022)
When I stopped the swing to kiss her, I saw her eyes were wet.

Fiction book (1990)
Aren't you going to kiss me?

Double Indemnity (1944)
At King Arthur's court, a new knight kissed the hand of his sponsor.

Fiction book (1990)
"Bedlington put a consoling arm around her shoulders and kissed her on the forehead.

Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

to smooch

vsto kiss

Informal

11 4.9

To kiss a person or animal in a playful, loving way

is the neutral general term not limited to romance or play

to buss

vsto kiss

Archaic

9 9.9

To kiss someone, used in old books or poems

is the modern common word for this lip contact

to smack

vsto kiss

Informal

8 4.0

To give a quick kiss that makes a small sound

is the general word for lip touching without focusing on speed or sound

smooching

vsto kiss

Informal

4 7.0

Kissing and cuddling in a playful or romantic way

is the general action name used for all lip touching purposes

to osculate

vsto kiss

Formal

9.9

Touch someone with the lips to greet or show affection

is the everyday term for touching with the lips across feelings

to give a smooch

vsto kiss

Informal

7.3

To kiss someone quickly and affectionately

is the broad term covering greetings respect or romantic gestures

Idioms

kiss my ass

Offensive

49 9.9

To tell someone rudely that you do not care about their opinion or order

to kiss and make up

Informal

12 3.4

To become friendly again after an argument

kiss of death

7 6.2

An action or event that causes something to fail completely

cold as a witch's kiss

Literature

9.9

Showing no warmth or feeling

as simple as kiss your hand

8.4

Very easy for anyone to understand or do

to kiss the gunner's daughter

NSFW

9.9

To be whipped as punishment while bent over a cannon

to kiss someone's ring

Informal

8.9

To show too much respect and do what a person in power wants

Phrasal Verbs

to kiss up

Informal

16 7.9

Say nice things to someone to get their help or a reward

to kiss ass

Offensive

8 9.5

To try to please someone in power to get an advantage

to blow a kiss

3 2.7

To touch your lips with one hand then move that hand toward someone to show love

to kiss off

Offensive

2 8.7

Reject someone or something rudely and tell them to go away

to kiss goodbye

Informal

2 5.0

Give up hope of getting something you want

to throw someone a kiss

1 3.5

Kiss your hand and blow the kiss toward someone

Compounds

French kiss

NSFW

6 3.3

A kiss where one person puts their tongue into the other's mouth

chocolate kiss

1 2.6

A small cone of chocolate wrapped in shiny foil

deep kiss

NSFW

1 4.1

A long open-mouthed kiss where people touch tongues

kiss and cry

Jargon

1 9.4

An area at competitions like figure skating where athletes and coaches wait for scores and show emotion

kiss curl

1 8.5

A small lock of hair shaped to lie flat on the forehead or cheek as decoration

soul kiss

NSFW

1 7.8

An open-mouthed touch of lips and tongue to show strong feeling

candy kiss

2.3

A small wrapped piece of chocolate you eat in one bite

Aussie kiss

Australian

9.9

A light kiss where two people touch noses and keep their eyes open

freedom kiss

6.8

A kiss given to show love, freedom, or celebration

kiss of life

3.4

A way to breathe air into someone's lungs to make them start breathing again

kiss of life

Informal

6.1

An action that helps a failing project or business recover and continue

kiss of peace

Formal

9.1

A short greeting in church to show love and unity

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate

9.9

A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes

kiss-up attitude

Offensive

7.9

A way of behaving that praises people in charge to get their favor

meringue kiss

5.9

A small sweet made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp

molasses kiss

8.6

A small chewy sweet made from thick dark sugar syrup, often wrapped

Glasgow kiss

Offensive

9.9

A strong headbutt used to hurt someone in a fight

mwah-mwah kiss

Texting

8.8

A playful sound people make without touching when they blow a kiss

Scotch kiss

9.8

A small butterscotch candy shaped like a kiss with a soft marshmallow center

How Intimate

French kiss

NSFW

6 3.3

smooch

Informal

14 6.1

to kiss

∞ 1.0

peck

31 2.6

Surface Forms

kiss infinitive

kissed past

kissed past participle

kissing present participle

kisses third person singular

Etymology

Kiss comes from an old German word kuss meaning 'to press the lips', so to kiss is to touch someone with your lips to show love, greeting, or respect.