smooching

Examples

• All

• Join me as I overanalyze the goings-on and giggle at the smooching.

  Blog text (4)

• No smooching in the dark, folks.

  H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005)

• And then, out of nowhere, an older gentleman comes up... and says we look good smooching.

  Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

• You don't see, you know, smooching in public and things like that.

  Big Think

• There was the smooching, kissing, tickling, pinching, and giggling, and then quiet—a kind of quiet that takes the breath right off your shiny teeth.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Beth made smooching noises over the phone and said it really wasn't a problem, that she'd still got plenty to do and would expect him when she saw him—then cursed and kicked the bedpost when he rang off.

  Fiction book (1995)

• At the party, there was a lot of playful smooching between the couple, making everyone smile.

• During the romantic movie, they couldn't help but start smooching as the tension built up.

Synonyms

H

to hug

vssmooching

336 1.0

To hold someone tightly in your arms to show care

tends to add light kissing and playful romantic contact to holding

E

to embrace

vssmooching

142 2.8

To hold someone tightly to show affection

is softer and often includes playful kissing as well as holding

C

to cuddle

vssmooching

72 1.0

Holding someone close in your arms to show love or comfort

adds affectionate kissing to holding, not just holding for comfort

K

to kiss

vssmooching

• Literature

50 7.5

To touch something gently in a pleasing way, like a breeze or sunlight

is more casual and playful rather than primarily tender or literary

S

to snog

vssmooching

• NSFW

34 8.7

To kiss and hold someone in a romantic or sexual way

is gentler and more playful rather than highly passionate or sexual

S

to smooch

vssmooching

• Informal

11 4.9

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

is broader, also covering cuddling as well as playful kissing

N

to nuzzle

vssmooching

11 3.4

To gently press the nose or face against someone to show affection

involves kissing and holding together rather than mainly face rubbing

S

to smack

vssmooching

• Informal

8 4.0

To give a quick kiss that makes a small sound

is more sustained and affectionate, involving playful closeness or cuddling

C

to cuddle with

vssmooching

5 2.3

To hold someone or a soft thing close to show love

focuses more on combined kissing and holding rather than only holding

C

to canoodle

vssmooching

• Archaic

5 9.1

Kiss and hold someone in a playful or loving way

is similar but can be less overtly flirtatious or prolonged

P

to peck

vssmooching

4 2.0

To kiss someone quickly and lightly

is longer and more affectionate, often including cuddling as well

G

to give a smooch

vssmooching

• Informal

7.3

To kiss someone quickly and affectionately

includes both affectionate kissing and close cuddling, not only brief kisses

Antonyms

S

to separate

481 2.9

To move apart or stop being together

W

to withdraw

466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

How Affectionate

to make out

• NSFW

130 8.1

Frenching

• NSFW

1 8.4

smooching

• Informal

4 7.0

kissing

• NSFW

100 1.0

to peck

4 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology