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kissed

/kɪst/

kissed is the simple past and past participle of kiss.

Meaning of kiss

Verb

kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed or (obsolete) kist)

  1. (transitive) 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]...
  2. (ambitransitive) 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.
  3. (reciprocal) 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
  4. (archaic, transitive) To treat with fondness.

See all 10 meanings of kiss

Words formed from kissed

Phrases with kissed

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Words that rhyme with kissed

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Questions about kissed

What is kissed the simple past and past participle of?
Kissed is the simple past and past participle of kiss.
How do you pronounce kissed?
Kissed is pronounced /kɪst/.

Words near kissed in the dictionary

  1. kissaten
  2. kissatens
  3. kissathon
  4. kissathons
  5. kisse
  6. kissed
  7. kissed and made up
  8. kissed and told
  9. kissed arse
  10. kissed ass
  11. kissed goodbye

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