necking
- noun
- /ˈnɛkɪŋ/
- NSFW
- She drove around the block, and in an alley down the street, she saw the two of them pressed up against a brick wall, necking.
- necking and petting
- little necking
- old-fashioned necking
too long. We can. Well, we can do it spiritually. OK, Spiritual necking. How's that
- too long. We can. Well, we can do it spiritually. OK, Spiritual necking. How's that
Examples
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To her surprise, snuggling turned into necking, and their necking escalated into petting, as if they were a couple of teenagers, for God's sake.
Fiction book (1992) -
How about you and I giving this joint the air and indulging in some snappy necking?
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It's a wonderful spot for a little heavy necking.
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Ma-making out is what used to be called necking.
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Mother planned for our dinner did get a little singed while Peter and I engaged in a spontaneous spot of necking.
Fiction book (2001) -
The film follows him, his friends, and their vehicles through a late summer night in early 1960s California: cruising the main drag, racing on the back streets, and necking.
Blog text (10) -
She gasps and pants like a sixteen-year-old necking on a bench in the municipal park.
Fiction book (1991) -
Alone among the necking couples—mostly soldiers with their Egyptian girlfriends—in an otherwise empty block is Katharine.
Fiction book (1996) -
They were caught necking in the backseat of the car during the drive-in movie.
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After dinner, they enjoyed some private necking under the stars.
Synonyms
Touching someone's lips to show love or say hello
Touching someone in a loving or sexual way, often on the body
To kiss and hold someone in a sexual way, often in public
To touch someone gently in a loving way, often before sex
Kissing and cuddling in a playful or romantic way
A gentle, affectionate touch or stroke showing love
Kissing and cuddling in a romantic way
To kiss someone with your tongue
Kissing someone using the tongue in a passionate way
Compounds
How Intimate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Necking meaning kissing and caressing comes from the word neck, the 'body part'. Lovers often kissed each other's necks, so necking came to mean 'kissing and caressing'.