osculating

Definition of osculatingnext
present participle of osculate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for osculating
Verb
  • The two confirmed their relationship in the fall of 2021 after paparazzi photos leaked of the pair kissing inside a car.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In the morning, the first thing Jenna says to her cabinmates, Alesia and Betul, is that Eddy was all over her the previous night, which led to kissing.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Her furious attempts to extricate herself from Ramirez ended with her smacking her head on the parking lot asphalt and Ramirez hitting her in the right eye, according to the arrest report.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Shepard attached the head of a 6-iron golf club to his sample collecting tool and was recorded smacking a couple golf balls across the lunar landscape.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Osculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculating. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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