kissed
past form 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.
An inflected form of kiss · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,171 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,729 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. also: snog, buss, osculate The newly married couple kissedShe kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- touch lightly or gently the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain
kissed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And I bent down and kissed her.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Vrouw Vedder kissed Kit and Kat good-bye.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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So saying, he kissed her, repeated his warning once more, and went away.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Said Sophie his wife, and kissed him: “Isn't it something to you that we're going together?”
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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Emily could have kissed Lady Maria if they had been on the terms which lead people to make demonstrations of affection.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1