French-kiss

verb

Definition of French-kissnext
as in to kiss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for French-kiss
  1. kiss
  2. lip
  3. smack
  4. smooch
Verb
  • Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2017
  • The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.
    Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
Definition of kiss
Verb
  • Greg Norman lips his putt on the PGA Championship’s second playoff hole, giving Paul Azinger the title and leaving Norman with an unprecedented career of Grand Slam playoff losses.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Best Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2024 Makeup Deals Glow up with Hourglass's luminance-boosting blush and highlighter quad, or stick to a classic sultry eye and statement lip with the gorgeous Tom Ford trio below—the choice is yours.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 15 July 2024
Definition of lip
Verb
  • With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of smack
Verb
  • Audiences will feel their bodies recoiling, hearing Thomas and Hannah’s smooching sessions punctuated by the actors’ hilariously loud lip-smacking.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 26 July 2024
  • In photos obtained by Yahoo! Lifestyle, Tim was shown smooching his ex-girlfriend on February 1.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Definition of smooch
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