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Synonyms for osculate

Most common

kiss caress buss

All synonyms

Verb

kiss, caress, buss, snog informal UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To kiss.

Related words

Word family
osculator osculatory osculation

Forms

Past participle
osculated
e.g. osculated → kissed, caressed, bussed, snogged…

Example sentences

  • kiss Whenever I meet her, I get the desire to kiss her.
  • caress Tom and Mary kiss and caress each other.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
osculatefalling
kissrising
caressrising
bussfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
kiss1, buss1, snog1
6 letters
caress2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caress2 = 2 syllables).