blow a kiss

English

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Verb

blow a kiss (third-person singular simple present blows a kiss, present participle blowing a kiss, simple past blew a kiss, past participle blown a kiss)

(idiomatic) To kiss one's hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
We haven't yet kissed, but she blew me a kiss as the train pulled out of the station. That meant a lot to me.

Synonyms

throw a kiss

Related terms

flying kiss

Translations

to kiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient

Chinese:
Mandarin: 給某人飛吻, 给某人飞吻 (gěi mǒurén fēiwěn)
Estonian: õhusuudlust saatma
Finnish: lähettää lentosuukko, antaa lentosuukko

German: einen Luftkuss geben
Russian: посыла́ть возду́шный поцелу́й impf (posylátʹ vozdúšnyj pocelúj)
Turkish: öpücük göndermek (tr)

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