so you want to write a kiss. If you’ve ever tried to spend more than about two sentences on the scene, you’re probably familiar with my quandary. There just aren’t enough good synonyms for “mouth” and “lips.” He moves his mouth. She opens her lips. And then . . . we can add tongue in. But pretty soon, he’s putting his tongue (in her mouth) and she’s sighing against (his lips) and he’s taking her upper lip between his lips and there are lips all over the place! (Which is fine in a sex scene, but we’re still just kissing here.) Isn’t there another word I can use?

Yes, says thesaurus.com. I can use: aperture, beak, box, buss, cavity, chops*, clam, crevice, delta, door, embouchement, entrance, estuary, firth, fly trap, funnel, gate, gills, gob, harbor, inlet, jaws, kisser*, lips, mush*, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap*

Thank you, thesaurus.com. “He ran his tongue over the seam of her aperture. She opened her trap, and he slid inside the orifice. The warmth of his breath against her chops excited her.”

Very hot. Anyone have any better ideas? ;)

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