how to pronounce kissed

/ˈkɪst/

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kissed is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of kissed in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… love and kissed it every night …”

meanings of kissed

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of kiss.

kissed frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word kissed occurs in english on average 9.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.