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kissing goodbye

kissing goodbye is the present participle and gerund of kiss goodbye.

Meaning of kiss goodbye

Verb

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

  1. To kiss prior to departing.
    • Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone1965, Tom T. Hall, “Hello Vietnam”, in Hello Vietnam, performed by Johnnie Wright
  2. (figuratively) To lose something painfully, especially something valuable.
    • Since you didn't do your chores, you can kiss your video game privileges goodbye.

Questions about kissing goodbye

What is kissing goodbye the present participle and gerund of?
Kissing goodbye is the present participle and gerund of kiss goodbye.

Words near kissing goodbye in the dictionary

  1. kissing dances
  2. kissing disease
  3. kissing gate
  4. kissing gates
  5. kissing goes by favor
  6. kissing goodbye
  7. kissing gourami
  8. kissing gouramies
  9. kissing gouramis
  10. kissing hands
  11. kissing kin

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