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