French-kissing

verb

present participle of French-kiss
as in kissing

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  1. kissing
  2. smacking
  3. smooching
Verb
  • Peach-pink blush appeared high on her cheekbones, kissing her lower waterline, while a dark brown lipstick completed the look.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Most recently, Zeta-Jones marked her husband’s 82nd birthday and her 57th in September 2026 by posting a photo of them kissing in tropical blue waters.
    — Danielle Long, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of kissing
Verb
  • But Varma and Shivam Dube (27) upped the ante in the final three overs by smacking 57 runs against Sufyan Moqim, Ayub and Ahmed Daniyal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of smacking
Verb
  • In July, Powell also shared a sweet photo of himself and Randolph smooching in a Fourth of July photo dump.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The vinyl edition comes with some special gatefold artwork that appears to show Winter smooching Carnegie Hall’s namesake and builder, Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of smooching
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