smooching
present participle ofsmooch
smooch
verb[I]
usuk/smuːtʃ/informal
tokiss,hold, andtouchsomeone in asexualway:
Didn't Iseeyou smoochingwithMarkat Kim'sparty?
UK
When twopeopleare smooching, they aredancingslowlyand veryclosetogether toslow,romanticmusic:
Thedancefloorwasfullofmiddle-agedcouplessmoochingtoslushyballads.
Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- backing dancer
- backspin
- backup dancer
- ballerina
- cut a rugidiom
- dabbing
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- morris dance
- morris dancer
- morris dancing
- mosh
- mosher
- Terpsichore
- terpsichorean
- throw shapesidiom
- tights
- tutu
Examplesofsmooching
smooching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They are very patient, but if you keep them waiting too long, they will startsmooching, which will annoy other customers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Inevitably, both parties realize that even casualsmoochingis wrong.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a chamber of the temple, the wolf issmoochingthe girl beagle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Phillips typically spoke in glowing terms about her husband in public, calling him loveboat orsmoochingwith him in restaurants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I now realise my lyric comes from seeing my friend at the school disco, shaking, her face in her hands, while the other kids weresmoochingto this song.
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