2syllables
necking
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Definitions ofnecking
1verb
- To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate
Example: "Go neck yourself."
- To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
Example: "Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them."
- To drink rapidly.
Synonyms: chug
- To decrease in diameter.
1noun
- A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
- A neckmould.
- Chugging beer.
Example: "for Lent, he gave up necking and cigarettes"
- Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck.
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