osculating

Variant of osculate

transitive verb, intransitive verb osculated, osculating

  1. to kiss: a pretentious or facetious usage
  2. to touch closely

Origin: < L osculatus, pp. of osculari, to kiss < osculum, little mouth: see osculum

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