- present participle of neck.
necking
Example Sentences
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The Turkana Rift began opening about 45 million years ago, and researchers estimate that necking started after widespread volcanic eruptions around 4 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
"I can imagine the rubber necking that is going to happen."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
Daniel juggles two simultaneous dinner dates in a restaurant while dressed as both himself and Mrs Doubtfire, running between two tables and necking cocktails.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2020
Instead of dancing and necking and maybe even performing for the hippies in Haight-Ashbury, Elvis Presley had spent an endless seven years in Southern California, forsaking his music career for one on the silver screen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
Who wouldn’t be appalled to find her brother and his girlfriend necking in her brand-new house, in the prize bathroom of all places?
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
