lip-locking
Romantic oral contact
Lip-locking is kissing, especially prolonged or passionate kissing.
The term treats mouths as mechanisms that fasten together: The couple was lip-locking in the back row.
It's informal and slightly playful, often describing public displays of affection.
Informal term for kissing
- snogKiss passionately, informally
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
- French-kissRomantic tongue-touching kiss
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
canoodle · osculation · pucker · mouth · tongue · embrace · clinch · necking
State of proximity
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caressGentle loving touch
- warmthHeat you feel
- embraceHold closely in arms
nuzzle · snuggle · cuddle · bonding · togetherness · affection · devotion · cherish
Seeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
lovebirds · amour · wooing · smitten · enamored · infatuation · lovesick · swooning
smooch
Informal term for kissing
- snogKiss passionately, informally
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
- French-kissRomantic tongue-touching kiss
peck · canoodle · osculation · pucker · mouth · tongue · embrace · clinch · necking · petting
closeness
State of proximity
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caressGentle loving touch
- warmthHeat you feel
embrace · nuzzle · snuggle · cuddle · bonding · togetherness · affection · devotion · cherish · comfort
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
sweetheart · lovebirds · amour · wooing · smitten · enamored · infatuation · lovesick · swooning · spark
desire
Intense wanting
heat · longing · craving · intensity · fire · burning · ecstasy · rapture · sensuality · hunger