- present participle of kiss.
kissing
Example Sentences
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“Wake up, my bunny,” she says, kissing her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But jet fuel and diesel are the kissing cousins of the energy world, both coming from the same middle-distillate group at the refining stage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
For his video discussing the book he used an edition with a colorful pop-art cover of a couple kissing, which is sold out in several bookstores in Rio de Janeiro.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It’s also just an interesting thing, kissing a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me; with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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