kiss

How to use kiss in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for kiss.

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Getting your first smile, laugh, hug, or kiss.

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Definitions6

Parts of speech2

Quick take

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kiss gathered in one view.

noun

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

noun

a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

noun

any of several bite-sized candies

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kiss.

noun

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

noun

a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

noun

any of several bite-sized candies

noun

a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

verb

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"

verb

touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

Example sentences

Getting your first smile, laugh, hug, or kiss.

I guess it's good luck to kiss a journeyman.

It had become my daily habit to kiss my wife and check the AdMob stats.

While we were in Berlin, he also had girls run across the street to him and kiss him on the cheek or lips.

One thing is certain, while this is going on, Turkey can kiss EU membership ambitions goodbye.

Ask 100 women if they find it romantic to be kissed without being asked or if they want to be asked first.

For companies who are in a race to iterate and find a product-market fit, it's the kiss of death.

Impressing girl X strong enough to kiss you, making Y lend you money or convincing Z to fund you.

It's a constant competition, you have to kiss the landlord's ass and fight with 20 other people at open houses, etc.

They hire sycophants who kiss upwards and amplify pressure downwards.

As the supplier, the only thing you can do is kiss the ass of everyone in hopes of placating the overly negative ones.

It didn't affect their pay, but it blocked future raises, was a career kiss-of-death, and generally shat all over morale.

" Many of these fucking pigs knew what was going on, knew how to fuck a kid who was mouthy or didn't kiss their asses and send them to the judge that would send the kid up the river.

My father occasionally had to look after kids who had some brush up with the Law, in Italy; long story short, once you enter The System, you can kiss goodbye to any sense of respect, self-worth or personal rights.