blow a kiss

verb

To kiss one's own 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.”

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Meanings

verbblow 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)

present singular third person blows a kiss · participle present blowing a kiss · past blew a kiss · participle past blown a kiss

  1. idiomaticTo kiss one's own 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 給某人飛吻 /给某人飞吻
  • 給某人飛吻 /给某人飞吻 (gěi mǒurén fēiwěn)kiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Dutch een kushandje geven
  • een kushandje gevenkiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Estonian õhusuudlust saatma
  • õhusuudlust saatmakiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Finnish lähettää lentosuukko, antaa lentosuukko
  • lähettää lentosuukkokiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
  • antaa lentosuukkokiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
German einen Luftkuss geben
  • einen Luftkuss gebenkiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Hungarian csókot dob
  • csókot dobkiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Icelandic senda fingurkoss
  • senda fingurkosskiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Irish póg a shéideadh
  • póg a shéideadhkiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Japanese 投げキッスをする
  • 投げキッスをする (nagekissu o suru)kiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Russian посыла́ть возду́шный поцелу́й
  • посыла́ть возду́шный поцелу́й (posylátʹ vozdúšnyj pocelúj)kiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Turkish öpücük göndermek
  • öpücük göndermekkiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Vietnamese hôn gió
  • hôn giókiss one's hand and blow towards the recipient
Cite this entry
APA

blow a kiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20kiss

MLA

“blow a kiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20kiss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow a kiss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20kiss.

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