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Noun
Walking to the event, the duo held hands and were seen cuddling in the crowd and sharing a smooches.—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025 Michael Buckner—Penske Media/Getty Images Adrien Brody and Halle Berry reenact their notorious Oscars kiss
At the 2003 Oscars, Adrien Brody controversially celebrated his Best Actor win for The Pianist by planting a surprise smooch on presenter Halle Berry onstage.—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Other photos showed the pair giving the cat lots of hugs and kisses (and even smooching each other) as Toffee watched on.—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Photos show the couple smooching and holding hands.—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smooch
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