smooch
verb /smuːtʃ/
/smuːtʃ/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they smooch | /smuːtʃ/ /smuːtʃ/ |
| he / she / it smooches | /ˈsmuːtʃɪz/ /ˈsmuːtʃɪz/ |
| past simple smooched | /smuːtʃt/ /smuːtʃt/ |
| past participle smooched | /smuːtʃt/ /smuːtʃt/ |
| -ing form smooching | /ˈsmuːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈsmuːtʃɪŋ/ |
- to kiss and hold somebody closely, especially when you are dancing slowlyWord Origin1930s: from dialect smouch, of imitative origin.