kissing

Other forms of kissing

plural

kissings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kissing

What does kissing mean?

kissing means "affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)".

How many syllables are in kissing?

kissing has 2 syllables: kis-sing. The stress falls on "kis". In IPA it is /ˈkɪsɪŋ/.

What is another word for kissing?

Close synonyms include caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, necking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kissing a common word?

kissing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.