kissing
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
Adjective 2 meanings
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
Just touching.
Noun 1 meaning
The act of giving a kiss or making out.
Etymology
From Middle English kissynge, cussinde, from Old English cyssende, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijandī, from Proto-Germanic *kussijandz, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian küsjend, Dutch kussend, German Low German küssend, German küssend, Swedish kyssande, Icelandic kyssandi.
KISSING at a glance
KISSING has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (K 5 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,352 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with kissing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- MISSING10
- HISSING11
- DISSING9
- WISSING11
- CISSING10
- KISTING12
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