kissing

Etymology 1

From Middle English kissynge, from Old English cyssende, 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

  1. present participle and gerund of kiss

adj

  1. That kisses.
  2. Just touching.

Etymology 2

From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Compare Old English cossettung (“kissing”).

noun

  1. The act of giving a kiss.
    There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…] 1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches

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