kiss and tell
kiss and tell verb: to betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
Verb
kiss and tell (third-person singular simple present kisses and tells, present participle kissing and telling, simple past and past participle kissed and told)
- To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
- While I told Joe all about my Beth, and he told me about his Ellen, a student at Northwestern, I did not go into any details about my sex life; I have never liked to kiss and tell, even though I suppose that's what I'm doing in these pages.2007, Robert Ayres Carter, Nobody yet Knows Who I Am: A Personal History: 1943-1953, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 34
Forms of kiss and tell
| third-person singular present | kisses and tells |
|---|---|
| present participle | kissing and telling |
| past participle | kissed and told |
| past | kissed and told |
Words formed from kiss and tell
Questions about kiss and tell
- What does kiss and tell mean?
- Kiss and tell means to betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.
- What part of speech is kiss and tell?
- Kiss and tell is a verb.
- What is the past tense of kiss and tell?
- The past tense of kiss and tell is kissed and told.
Words near kiss and tell in the dictionary
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