kissing

English Online Dictionary. What means kissing‎? What does kissing mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪsɪŋ
• Hyphenation: kiss‧ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English kissynge, cussinde, from Old English cyssende, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijandī, from Proto-Germanic *kussijandz, equivalent to kiss +‎ -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian küsjend, Dutch kussend, German Low German küssend, German küssend, Swedish kyssande, Icelandic kyssandi.

Verb

kissing

1. present participle and gerund of kiss

Adjective

kissing (not comparable)

1. That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
2. Just touching.

Etymology 2

From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, from Old English *cyssing, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīngu, equivalent to kiss +‎ -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch cussinge (whence Dutch kussing (“kissing”)), Middle Low German küssinge (“kissing”), Middle High German küssunge (“kissing”). Compare also Old English cossettung (“kissing”).

Noun

kissing (countable and uncountable, plural kissings)

1. The act of giving a kiss or making out.

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Middle English

Noun

kissing

1. Alternative form of kissynge