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Definition of "necking" []

  • Architecture A molding between the upper part of a column and the projecting part of the capital. (noun)
  • Informal The act or practice of amorously kissing and caressing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "necking" in a sentence
  • "A small (1/2 BLOCKQUOTE square) park near our house, known during the rest of the week as a favorite for necking, is transformed into a magic wonderland of food (raw and cooked), clothing, furniture and junk."
  • "It appears for the first time as an architectural decoration in a fragment of sculptured necking from the archaic Temple of"
  • "As Groucho noted: "Whoever named it 'necking' was a poor judge of anatomy.""