lip-lock
Mouth-to-mouth embrace
A lip-lock is a kiss, especially a prolonged or passionate one: The paparazzi caught them in a lip-lock outside the restaurant.
The term emphasizes mouths pressed firmly together, as if locked in place.
As a verb, to lip-lock is to kiss this way: They lip-locked for the cameras.
Informal term for kissing
- snogKiss passionately, informally
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
ardor · desire · heat · steamy · torrid · sultry · intensity · breathless
Informal term for kissing
- kissTouch with lips
- canoodleHug and kiss fondly
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
wooing · flirtation · rendezvous · amour · moonlight · starlit · candlelit · swoon
Dry measure or quick kiss
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
sweetness · gentleness · comfort · cherish · adore · devotion · caring · loving
smooch
Informal term for kissing
- snogKiss passionately, informally
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
fervor · ardor · desire · heat · steamy · torrid · sultry · intensity · breathless · hungry
smooch
Informal term for kissing
courtship · wooing · flirtation · rendezvous · amour · moonlight · starlit · candlelit · swoon · lovesick
peck
Dry measure or quick kiss
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
fondness · sweetness · gentleness · comfort · cherish · adore · devotion · caring · loving · softness
mouth
Oral opening
seal · suction · smack · muah · osculation · clinch · clench · entwined · lingering · prolonged
peck
Dry measure or quick kiss
reunion · greeting · custom · tradition · formal · polite · social · etiquette · salutation · parting
lip-lockpeck
Dry measure or quick kiss
air kiss · cheek kiss · quick kiss · blown kiss · butterfly kiss
lip-lockcold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
recoil · pulling away · pushing away · recoiling · rejection
lock, lip, lips, locked, locks, locking, lippy, lipless, upper lip