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Meaning of "air-kiss" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AIR-KISS

ˈɛəˌkɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR-KISS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Air-Kiss is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb air-kiss in English.

WHAT DOES AIR-KISS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of air-kiss in the English dictionary

The definition of air-kiss in the dictionary is to make a kissing gesture, esp one directed towards a person's cheek, made without making physical contact.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AIR-KISS

PRESENT

Present
I air-kiss
you air-kiss
he/she/it air-kisses
we air-kiss
you air-kiss
they air-kiss
Present continuous
I am air-kissing
you are air-kissing
he/she/it is air-kissing
we are air-kissing
you are air-kissing
they are air-kissing
Present perfect
I have air-kissed
you have air-kissed
he/she/it has air-kissed
we have air-kissed
you have air-kissed
they have air-kissed
Present perfect continuous
I have been air-kissing
you have been air-kissing
he/she/it has been air-kissing
we have been air-kissing
you have been air-kissing
they have been air-kissing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I air-kissed
you air-kissed
he/she/it air-kissed
we air-kissed
you air-kissed
they air-kissed
Past continuous
I was air-kissing
you were air-kissing
he/she/it was air-kissing
we were air-kissing
you were air-kissing
they were air-kissing
Past perfect
I had air-kissed
you had air-kissed
he/she/it had air-kissed
we had air-kissed
you had air-kissed
they had air-kissed
Past perfect continuous
I had been air-kissing
you had been air-kissing
he/she/it had been air-kissing
we had been air-kissing
you had been air-kissing
they had been air-kissing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will air-kiss
you will air-kiss
he/she/it will air-kiss
we will air-kiss
you will air-kiss
they will air-kiss
Future continuous
I will be air-kissing
you will be air-kissing
he/she/it will be air-kissing
we will be air-kissing
you will be air-kissing
they will be air-kissing
Future perfect
I will have air-kissed
you will have air-kissed
he/she/it will have air-kissed
we will have air-kissed
you will have air-kissed
they will have air-kissed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been air-kissing
you will have been air-kissing
he/she/it will have been air-kissing
we will have been air-kissing
you will have been air-kissing
they will have been air-kissing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would air-kiss
you would air-kiss
he/she/it would air-kiss
we would air-kiss
you would air-kiss
they would air-kiss
Conditional continuous
I would be air-kissing
you would be air-kissing
he/she/it would be air-kissing
we would be air-kissing
you would be air-kissing
they would be air-kissing
Conditional perfect
I would have air-kiss
you would have air-kiss
he/she/it would have air-kiss
we would have air-kiss
you would have air-kiss
they would have air-kiss
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been air-kissing
you would have been air-kissing
he/she/it would have been air-kissing
we would have been air-kissing
you would have been air-kissing
they would have been air-kissing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you air-kiss
we let´s air-kiss
you air-kiss
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to air-kiss
Past participle
air-kissed
Present Participle
air-kissing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIR-KISS

arachis · Balkis · bekiss · Colchis · kiss · orchis · promuscis · rachis · rhachis · stachys · unkiss · Xenakis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR-KISS

air-conditioning · air-cool · air-cooled · air-dried · air-dries · air-dry · air-entrained concrete · air-force blue · air-freight · air-intake · air-lift pump · air-minded · air-mindedness · air-raid precautions · air-raid shelter · air-raid siren · air-raid warden · air-raid warning · air-sea base · air-sea missile

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR-KISS

air kiss · Aldiss · amiss · bliss · blow a kiss · deep kiss · dismiss · diss · edelweiss · French kiss · goodnight kiss · hiss · hit and miss · hit-and-miss · hit or miss · miss · on the piss · piss · Riss · Swiss

Synonyms and antonyms of air-kiss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «air-kiss» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF AIR-KISS

Find out the translation of air-kiss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of air-kiss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air-kiss» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

空中的吻
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

aire beso
570 millions of speakers
en

English

air-kiss
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एयर चुंबन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهواء قبلة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Воздушный поцелуй
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ar -kiss
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু চুম্বন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

air -kiss
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cium udara
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Luft - Kuss
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

エアキス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

공기 키스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Air-kiss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không khí -kiss
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று முத்தம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हवा-चुंबन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hava öpücüğü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

aria -kiss
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Pocałunek powietrza
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Повітряний поцілунок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- aer sărut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

air - φιλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug - soen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luft -kiss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

air -kiss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air-kiss

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR-KISS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air-kiss

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR-KISS»

Discover the use of air-kiss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air-kiss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Air Kiss and Tell: Memoirs of a blow-up doll
As these stories show, you can survive almost any of life's setbacks as long as you have determination, resilience, humour and a robust digestive system.
Charlotte Dawson, 2012
2
Outlook
Mouth ke Saudagar Out with the Mwahists! Social kissing is. lly first right, then left. "If I didn't air-kiss in a party full of people, I would be stuck in the loo all the time, redoing my lipstick," says model Nina Manuel. Air-kissing is as Indian as a bottle  ...
3
Air Kiss
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The air kiss is a ritual or social gesture whose meaning is basically the same as that of many forms of kissing.
Evander Luther, 2012
4
Business Communication: Concepts, Cases And Applications
In some professional settings, such as anchoring, hosting an event, film awards, or a serials such as "Carry on Shekhar", it is customary to hug and "air kiss" the guest. Air kissing is done by bringing right cheeks together and mimicking a kiss.
Chaturvedi, 2004
5
Kissing: Air Kiss, Cheek Kissing, Eskimo Kissing, French ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
6
How Rude!: The Teenagers' Guide to Good Manners, Proper ...
These will come in the form of: 1. a peck on your cheek (signaling a full-fledged Cheek Kiss) 2. a nuzzle on your cheek (a Cheek-Bump Non-Kiss), or 3. a smacking sound near your ear (an Air Kiss). You must be so alert that your response ...
Alex J. Packer, 1997
7
Bicycling
Planet Bike's Air Kiss inflates a road tire to about 120 psi and a mountain tire to about 40, in about two seconds. There's no shortage of C02 inflators on the market, but we find the Air Kiss among the lightest and easiest to use, yet it's also the ...
8
KISS FM: From Radical Radio To Big Business: The Inside ...
However, after only three days on‐air, KISS suffered its first Department of Trade & Industry [DTI] raid, as did the still struggling LWR. Both stations managed a return to the airwaves within a few days and, in November, LWR optimistically ...
Grant Goddard, 2011
9
Tales of Hi and Bye: Greeting and Parting Rituals Around the ...
air-kiss, also known as 'mwah-mwah', is practised, accepted, and variously loved or detested in many cultures around the globe. It is usually performed between two women, but can also be applied between a woman and a man. Perhaps it is  ...
Torbjörn Lundmark, 2009
10
Manners
SOCIAL GRACES, MINOR ANNOYANCES MAY I AIR- KISS YOU? The handshake of yesterday is the air kiss of today. If you'd rather shake hands, then be swift and extend your hand in greeting before someone leans over to plant a kiss.
Kate Spade, Ruth A. Peltason, Julia E. Leach, 2004

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR-KISS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air-kiss is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The tech set's summer season: how to find the Uber or Net-a-porter
They never say goodbye, rather à bientôt, because they know they will air-kiss soon enough at the next plutocratic pit stop. 'See you at the ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
Winston's Bar & Grill review: New eatery spices up the summer in …
His magnetic, new restaurant breaks from the familiar Hamptonian melange of trend du jour, overheated spotlight, and air-kiss bye-bye. On the ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
3
'The Festival of Insignificance', by Milan Kundera
What is this book, then? It presents itself as an intellectual parlour game, a neo-absurdist air-kiss, a sly meditation on the mysteries of human ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
4
How to make a great first impression
"Never hug or air-kiss business colleagues you're meeting for the first time," advises April Masini, relationship expert and author of the Ask April ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
5
Mulberry's model turnround ought to meet with furrowed brows
But before we all air-kiss and fall into the Bentley, what if it really is all about price? Mulberry's sales recovery has only come after it increased ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
6
How to Air-Kiss (Without Looking Like a Newb)
Victoria's Secret models have kiss blowing practically written into their contracts. If you've ever watched one of their runway shows, you know ... «Allure Magazine, Feb 15»
7
SEC Football: LSU Cheerleaders Photobomb, Air-Kiss Tim Tebow …
The ladies love Tim Tebow, even when they photobomb him. Check the LSU cheerleaders behind him. pic.twitter.com/86077ZXP1S. «LostLettermen.com, Nov 14»
8
Hollywood etiquette: An air-kiss away from joining Beverly Hills royalty
There's half a page on how to air-kiss correctly (“begin with the right cheek first, hands lightly touching shoulders, lips never touching the skin. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
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