necking

Other forms of necking

plural

neckings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about necking

What does necking mean?

necking means "the molding at the top of a column". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in necking?

necking has 2 syllables: nec-king. The stress falls on "nec".

What is another word for necking?

Close synonyms include gorgerin, caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is necking a common word?

necking is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.