Synonyms for kiss
kɪskiss

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1. kiss

   To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend's child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.

   See synonyms for AFFRONT.

   Synonyms:
   caress, coddle, court, embrace, flatter, fondle, pamper, pet

   Preposition:
   Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.

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1. kiss, buss, osculationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   buss, osculation, candy kiss

2. kissnoun

   a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

   Synonyms:
   buss, osculation, candy kiss

3. kiss, candy kissnoun

   any of several bite-sized candies

   Synonyms:
   buss, osculation, candy kiss

4. kissverb

   a light glancing touch

   "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

   Synonyms:
   buss, osculation, candy kiss

5. snog, kiss, buss, osculateverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   buss, snog, osculate

6. kissverb

   touch lightly or gently

   "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

   Synonyms:
   buss, snog, osculate

Matched Categories

1. • Candy
   • Cookie
   • Touch

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1. kissverb

   Synonyms:
   salute, greet with a kiss

2. kissnoun

   Synonyms:
   salute

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1. kissnoun

   Synonyms:
   osculation, buss, smack, pax (kiss of peace)

2. kissverb

   Synonyms:
   osculate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "kiss":

   kissing, fuck, embrace, kissed, hug, lick, screwing, fucked, screw, shag, hump, fucking, shagging, hugging

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How to use kiss in a sentence?

1. Alice Walker:

   I knew they weren't gonna do much with it when Quincy Jones (who was one of the film's producers) said, 'You know that kiss? (Director Steven Spielberg) is gonna make it very tasteful,' so I thought, 'umm OK.'.

2. Cyrano Savinien de Bergerac:

   a kiss is a rosy dot over the 'I' of loving.

3. George Steinbrenner:

   He gave me a big ‘ ol hug and a kiss on the cheek and we were good ever since.

4. Yue Xu:

   Consider this a reset, even though we're losing magic of that first date -- the first kiss, first touch -- we're forced to think about how we can reinvent dating.

5. Pat Boone:

   The Associated Press, Hollywood Reporter, Variety — they all ran with the headline, ‘Pat Boone refuses to kiss leading lady,’ and they assumed for religious reasons, and it wasn’t! I just wanted to stay married. And my wife gave me permission. I know it sounds naive now, but she said, ‘I can live with it if you kiss Shirley Jones, but just don’t try to enjoy it.'.