kissing
VerbAdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈkɪsɪŋ//
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
Verb
- 1
Auch eine Form von kisspresent participle and gerund of kiss
Herkunft
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.
Adjektiv
- 1
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
- 2
Just touching.
Substantiv
- 1
The act of giving a kiss or making out.
There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…]
Herkunft
From Middle English kissynge, kyssynge, kessinge, from Old English *cyssing, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīngu, equivalent to kiss + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch cussinge (whence Dutch kussing (“kissing”)), Middle Low German küssinge (“kissing”), Middle High German küssunge (“kissing”). Compare also Old English cossettung (“kissing”).
Formen
- Plural
- kissings
kissing · That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
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