"besmooch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besmooches [present, singular, third-person], besmooching [participle, present], besmooched [participle, past], besmooched [past]
Etymology: From be- + smooch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|smooch}} be- + smooch Head templates: {{en-verb}} besmooch (third-person singular simple present besmooches, present participle besmooching, simple past and past participle besmooched)
  1. (transitive) To give smooches to; smooch all over Tags: transitive Synonyms: bekiss, kissle

Inflected forms

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