kissed
verb
Form of kiss , past tense of kiss.
Simple meaning
Touch with the lips or press the lips as an expression of love.
Pronunciation
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kistIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɪst
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of kiss
Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
past tense of kiss
To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
past tense of kissreciprocal
Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
past tense of kiss
Acronym of keep it simple, stupid.
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
Used this way, kissed is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Affectionate
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
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