kiss
/kɪs/
kiss verb: to touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
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Verb
kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed or (obsolete) kist)
- To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- He […] kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, / That at the parting all the church echoed.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- I'll kiss thy foot. I'll swear myself thy subject.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
- His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
- Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- We're kissing in the moonlight / Love was shining so bright and true1990, Norell Oson Bard, “Kissing in the Moonlight”performed by The Boppers
- To treat with fondness.
Noun
kiss (plural kisses)
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- “It was the most absurd kiss. I don't believe he'd ever kissed a woman in his life before. I threw my head back, and it was a sort of slidy, pecking dab, just on the end of the chin — here.” Mrs. Hauksbee tapped her masculine little chin with her fan.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 42
- Synonyms:
- buss
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- With some satisfaction, Gergory read this through twice, signed it and added kisses[.]1966, Brian W. Aldiss, The Saliva Tree, published 1968, page 67
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
- A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
Phrase capitalized: KISS
KISS
- Acronym of keep it simple, stupid.
- KISS when you're writing.
Proper noun capitalized: Kiss
Kiss
- A surname from Hungarian.
kiss meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
kiss in Hindi
- to touch with the lips
- चूमना cūmnā, चुम्बन करना cumban karnā
- a touch with the lips
- चुम्बन cumban, पप्पी pappī, चुम्मा cummā, बब्बी babbī, चूमा cūmā, चुंबा cumbā
kiss in Tamil
- to touch with the lips
- முத்தம் muttam
- a touch with the lips
- முத்தம் muttam
kiss in Marathi
- to touch with the lips
- चुंबन cumban, पापा pāpā, पापी pāpī
- a touch with the lips
- चुंबन cumban
kiss in Urdu
- to touch with the lips
- چومنا cūmnā, چمبان کرنا cumban karnā
- a touch with the lips
- چُمْبَن cumban, بوسَہ bosa
More languagesFewer languages
- kiss in Bengali
- চুম্বন করা cumbon kora, বুসা buśa, চুম্বন cumbon
- kiss in Telugu
- ముద్దాడు muddāḍu, చుంబించు cumbiñcu, ముద్దు muddu, చుంబనం cumbanaṁ
- kiss in Malayalam
- ചുംബിക്കുക cumbikkuka, ഉമ്മ വയ്ക്കുക umma vaykkuka, ഉമ്മ umma, ചുംബനം cumbanaṁ
- kiss in Kannada
- ಮುತ್ತು muttu
- kiss in Punjabi
- ਚੁੰਮਣ, ਚੁੰਮ ਲਓ
- kiss in Gujarati
- ચુંબન cumban
- kiss in Odia
- ଚୁମା cumā
- kiss in Sanskrit
- चुम्ब् cumb, चुम्ब cumba, चुम्बन cumbana
- kiss in Sinhala
- හාදුව hāduwa
- kiss in Assamese
- চুমা suma, পৰশ্ poros
- kiss in Nepali
- म्वाइँ खानु mwāĩ khānu, म्वाइँ mwāĩ
- kiss in Pashto
- چومل čumǝ́l, مچول mačawᶕl
- kiss in Tagalog
- halikan, hahagkan, halik, humalik
- kiss in Arabic
- قَبَّلَ qabbala, بَاسَ bāsa, لَثَمَ laṯama, باس bās
- kiss in Malay
- mencium, ciuman
- kiss in Indonesian
- cium, mengecup, sun, berciuman
- kiss in Persian
- بوسیدن busidan, ماچ کردن mâč kardan, لب گرفتن lab gereftan, بوسَه bōsa
- kiss in Thai
- จูบ jùup, การจูบ gaan-jùup
- kiss in Vietnamese
- hôn, hun, nụ hôn, cái hôn
- kiss in Myanmar
- နမ်း nam:, နမ်းစုတ်ခြင်း nam:cuthkrang:
- Dzongkha
- འུ 'u
Examples of kiss in a sentence
- I kissed a girl and I liked it / The taste of her cherry chapstick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don't mind it2008 April 28, Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, “I Kissed a Girl”, in One of the Boys, performed by Katy Perry:
- Like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &...
- Rose, rose and clematis, / Trail and twine and clasp and kiss, / Kiss, kiss; and make her a bower / All of flowers, and drop me a flower, / Drop me a flower.1867–1870 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “No. II. At the Window.”, in The Window: Or, The Songs of the Wrens...
Synonyms of kiss
6 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of kiss
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | kisses |
| present participle | kissing |
| past participle | kissed |
| past | kissed |
| past participle (obsolete) | kist |
| past (obsolete) | kist |
| Noun | |
| plural | kisses |
Origin of kiss
From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål kysse, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with descendants including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).
From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
* As a Hungarian surname, from Kiss. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman cuisse (“thigh”).
Words formed from kiss
- bekiss
- catch and kiss
- come-and-I'll-kiss-you
- devil is kissing his wife
- do you kiss your mother with that mouth
- easy as kiss my hand
- I'd like to kiss you
- Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- kissability
- kissable
- kiss and cry
- kiss and fly
- kiss and make up
- kiss and ride
- kiss and tell
- kiss arse
- kissass
- kiss chasey
- kissee
- kisser
- kiss goodbye
- kiss hands
- kiss-her-in-the-buttery
- kissing
- kissle
- kiss me
- kiss-me-at-the-gate
- kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
- kiss-me-quick
- kiss my ass
- kiss my arse
- kiss my balls
- kiss 'n' ride
- kiss one's ass goodbye
- kiss one's teeth
- kiss out
- kissper
- kiss someone on the dick
- kiss someone's arse
- kiss someone's ass
- kiss someone's hem
- kiss someone's ring
- kiss the book
- kiss the dust
- kiss the ground someone walks on
- kiss the gunner's daughter
- kiss the hem of someone's garment
- kiss the ring
- kiss the rod
- kiss up
- kiss up to
- kissy
- kiss your sister
- meet-her-in-the-entry-and-kiss-her-in-the-buttery
- outkiss
- shaking hands and kissing babies
- simple as kiss your hand
- sunkissed
- unkiss
- unkissed
Phrases with kiss
- air kiss
- dip kiss
- kiss ass
- kiss cam
- kiss off
- foot kiss
- kiss cams
- kiss curl
- nose kiss
- rope kiss
- soul kiss
- Judas kiss
53 more phrasesFewer phrases
- kiss curls
- kitty kiss
- Malay kiss
- stage kiss
- Aussie kiss
- blew a kiss
- blow a kiss
- chef's kiss
- double kiss
- flying kiss
- French kiss
- tongue kiss
- angel's kiss
- blown a kiss
- blows a kiss
- cloacal kiss
- freedom kiss
- Glasgow kiss
- Gorbals kiss
- gypsy's kiss
- kiss of life
- rainbow kiss
- steal a kiss
- stole a kiss
- threw a kiss
- throw a kiss
- gypsie's kiss
- indirect kiss
- kiss of death
- kiss of peace
- steals a kiss
- stolen a kiss
- thrown a kiss
- throws a kiss
- blowing a kiss
- butterfly kiss
- KISS principle
- Liverpool kiss
- olfactory kiss
- Spiderman kiss
- kiss of charity
- Spider-Man kiss
- stealing a kiss
- throwing a kiss
- kiss in the ring
- betray with a kiss
- kiss up, kick down
- cold as a witch's kiss
- you kiss your father with that mouth
- you kiss your mother with that mouth
- you kiss your girlfriend with that mouth
- you kiss your grandfather with that mouth
- you kiss your grandmother with that mouth
Words that rhyme with kiss
Questions about kiss
- What does kiss mean?
- Kiss means to touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- What is kiss in Hindi?
- Kiss in Hindi is चूमना (cūmnā), चुम्बन करना (cumban karnā), चुम्बन (cumban). See Kiss meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use kiss in a sentence?
- I kissed a girl and I liked it / The taste of her cherry chapstick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
- What part of speech is kiss?
- Kiss can be a verb, a noun, a phrase or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce kiss?
- Kiss is pronounced /kɪs/.
- What is the past tense of kiss?
- The past tense of kiss is kissed.
Words near kiss in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kiss (page history and authors); KISS (page history and authors); Kiss (page history and authors); kiss (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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