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smooching

verb

present participle of smooch

as in kissing

to touch one another with the lips as a sign of love a couple smooching in a dark corner

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Recent Examples of smooching The vinyl edition comes with some special gatefold artwork that appears to show Winter smooching Carnegie Hall’s namesake and builder, Andrew Carnegie. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 The late-night host has been on a hilarious smooching spree during his second-to-last week on the air, kissing several guests in recent days. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 May 2026 The new couple was most recently spotted smooching and holding hands in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood on Friday, April 3, and getting coffees on Sunday, April 5. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 On Monday, the actress shared her latest Instagram carousel, which showed the actor smooching Alba on the cheek. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026 Elsewhere in their conversation for VF, Hawke pointed out that Paltrow's Central Park kiss with Chalamet is reminiscent of a moment from Great Expectations, which saw the two actors smooching in the park. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025 In photos of the pair smooching at midnight, fans quickly recognized the iconic architecture, namely the gold, arching ceilings. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025

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kissing

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In the trailer, Reinhart‘s Olive is shown spontaneously kissing Bateman‘s Adam — a notable Easter egg to the book cover of Hazelwood‘s bestseller — so her best friend Anh can see them.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Among the snapshots were lots of sweet moments with Turner, including photos of the actor kissing her on the cheek as the newlyweds enjoyed time together in the countryside.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

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