locking lips
Mouths pressed together
Locking lips is kissing, especially in a prolonged or passionate way.
The phrase suggests mouths pressed together rather than a quick peck: The couple was caught locking lips in the back of the theater.
The image is of two sets of lips fitted together as if interlocked.
- kissTouch with lips
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- nuzzleGentle facial caress
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- stolen kissSurprise romantic contact
first kiss · love · love birds · sweet nothings · affection · snog · flirtation · tradition · desire · canoodle · courtship · greeting · intimacy · candlelit dinner · farewell · passion · romance · embrace
locking lipspushing away
Forcing something back
air kiss · turning away · recoiling · rebuffing · peck
locking lipspulling apart
Forcibly separating joined elements
breaking away · separating · turning one's back · walking away · storming off
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