- kiss
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ brief, quick, swift▪ lingering, long, slow▪
She leaned forward and placed a slow kiss on his forehead.
▪ deep, hungry, passionate▪ big▪ hard▪ sloppy, wet▪Tom planted a wet kiss on her cheek.
▪ French▪She gave him a French kiss.
▪ gentle, light, soft▪ affectionate, loving, sweet, tender, warm▪ little▪ chaste, friendly, innocent▪ stolen▪He contented himself with a stolen kiss as he leaned forward.
▪ first▪the girl who gave him his first kiss
▪ final, last▪Sarah left him with a final kiss on the cheek.
▪ farewell, goodbye, goodnightVERB + KISS▪ give sb▪He gave his daughter a gentle kiss on the forehead.
▪ drop, lay, place, plant, press▪He touched her cheek once more and laid a kiss on her forehead.
▪She planted a big kiss on his cheek.
▪ steal▪The children hid behind the bike shed to steal a kiss.
▪ exchange, share▪Brad and Sue exchanged a kiss.
▪ return▪She returned his kiss with passion.
▪ accept, get, receive▪Don't I get a kiss?
▪Mrs Davis received a kiss on the cheek from Jesse and said goodbye.
▪ blow (sb)▪As the train drew away he blew her a kiss.
▪ shower sb with▪I wanted to take him in my arms and shower him with kisses.
▪ deepenKISS + VERB▪ deepen▪His kiss deepened and became hungrier.
▪ last▪The kiss only lasted for a few moments.
PREPOSITION▪ with a kiss▪ kiss on▪He greeted her with a kiss on the cheek.
▪ kiss to▪She pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.
PHRASES▪ hugs and kisses▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We were greeted with hugs and kisses.
verbADVERB▪ gently, lightly▪ lovingly, softly, tenderly▪ deeply, fiercely, firmly, hard, hungrily, passionately, soundly▪ briefly, quickly▪ lingeringly, long, slowly▪He kissed her long and hard on the mouth.
▪Brandon slowly kissed her lips.
VERB + KISS▪ bend to, lean over to, stoop to▪He bent to kiss her again.
▪ try to▪ let sbPREPOSITION▪ on▪She let him kiss her lightly on the cheek.
PHRASES▪ kiss and cuddle (esp. BrE)▪The love-struck pair have been spotted kissing and cuddling at parties.
▪ kiss sb full on the lips, kiss sb full on the mouth▪ kiss sb goodbye, kiss sb goodnight▪ kiss goodbye to sth (figurative)▪Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
