kissing
present participle ofkiss
| 单词 | kissing |
| 释义 | kissing present participle ofkiss kiss verb uk/kɪs/us/kɪs/A2[IorT] totouchwithyourlips,especiallyas agreeting, or topressyourmouthonto another person'smouthin asexualway: There was ayoungcoupleon thesofa, kissingpassionately. She kissed himonthemouth. [+ two objects]He kissed thechildrengoodnight/goodbye(= kissed them as apartof saying goodnight/goodbye). [T]literary togentlytouchsomething: Thebreeze/sunkissed herbareshoulders. kisssomethingbetter If youtellachildyou will kiss apartof thebodythathurtsbetter, youmeanyou will make itfeelbetterby kissing it: "Mummy, Ihurtmyknee." "Come here,darling, andletme kiss itbetter."
Showing affection
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Touching & feeling Medical treatment: treating & caring for people Idiomskiss and tell kisssomeone'sarse kiss ass kisssomethinggoodbye kiss my arse! Phrasal verbskisssomethingoff kisssomeone/somethingoff Examplesofkissingkissing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They lacked a clinical consensus concerning the tubercular hazards associated with steaming and shuttlekissing, which hampered policy innovation. From theCambridge English Corpus In a few samples, intimatekissingof the infant has been noted. From theCambridge English Corpus We expect the transition state for the thermally unfoldedkissingloops also to be close to the folded state. From theCambridge English Corpus Characterization of a 'kissing' hairpin complex derived from the human immunodeficiency virus genome. From theCambridge English Corpus And note that my instinctivekissingof the photograph may well be consistent with some strange feeling that it has some kind of effect. From theCambridge English Corpus Shuttlekissingwas the practice of loading new cops (bobbins) of thread into weaving shuttles. From theCambridge English Corpus Kissingyields to caressing without delay. From theCambridge English Corpus That is why the bare-knuckle fighting turned into bare-bottomkissingwithin a matter of hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be transmitted by shaking hands and there is no record of anyone becoming infected throughkissing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But perhaps he was joking, and had decided on a standstill when thekissinghad to stop! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, we must be concerned ifkissingand petting become a criminal offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This evidence does not support transmission of infection throughkissing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That can include things as irrelevant—in my view—askissing, caressing and hugging and activities at lovers' lane locations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be other circumstances connected with it which, coupled with thekissing, bring about the indecency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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