How Do You Spell NECKING?

Pronunciation: [nˈɛkɪŋ] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "necking" is straightforward: /ˈnɛkɪŋ/. It is formed by adding the suffix "-ing" to the noun "neck". The "n" and "k" are pronounced separately, with a short "e" sound in between ("nɛk"), followed by the "-ing" sound with a slightly longer "i" ("ɪŋ"). The word refers to an intimate activity between two people involving kissing, caressing or embracing each other's neck. It is often used to describe a romantic or sexual encounter.

NECKING Meaning and Definition

1. Necking, in its technical context, refers to a manufacturing process that involves reducing the diameter of a section of a cylindrical workpiece. This process is typically employed in metalworking industries and is commonly performed on rods, tubes, or bars. Necking can be achieved through various methods, such as cold working or machining, and it serves several purposes depending on the specific application.

   The procedure of necking allows for the creation of a narrower or more tapered segment in a cylindrical material. This can have multiple benefits, including increased strength by concentrating the material in a particular area, enhanced compatibility with other components or fittings, improved aesthetics, or facilitating the assembly of two different parts. Necking can also be used to create a groove or recess for accommodating other elements, such as O-rings or bearings.

   The necking process typically utilizes specialized tools, such as neck rollers, neck cutters, or formers, which are designed to gradually reduce the diameter of the workpiece along the desired section. Precise control and measurement are essential to ensure the desired level of necking is achieved without compromising the structural integrity or functionality of the material. Parameters such as the degree of reduction, length of the necked area, and the material properties must be carefully considered during the necking process.

   Outside of the manufacturing context, "necking" can also colloquially refer to the act of kissing, cuddling, or engaging in amorous physical intimacy with a romantic partner. This informal usage often suggests affectionate and playful behavior and is more commonly employed in informal conversations or popular culture rather than in formal settings.

Common Misspellings for NECKING

• negging
• keeking
• deacking
• neering
• nooking
• kncking
• cehcking
• nucking
• napking
• nocking
• eeking
• recking
• knicking
• weeking
• icking
• snecking
• neckand
• becoing
• jenking
• vicking
• noking
• recuing
• ecking
• ucking
• erking
• reecking
• werking
• sekking
• sneacking
• teking
• secking
• nething
• ckecking
• knecking
• ocking
• leacking
• sneking
• meking
• leking
• eaking
• sneeking
• deking
• feeking
• cecking
• ecoing
• nering
• neing
• seecking
• naking
• cking
• neckring
• nersing
• nedeing
• acking
• deckin
• neeing
• becking
• hecking
• jecking
• cicking
• fcking
• knucking
• neckine
• reckin
• wecking
• beccking
• neqing
• recklng
• teckint
• necrine
• Nuckeing
• neeking
• necckying
• necqing
• tecbing
• Zeckin
• seckeing

Etymology of NECKING

The term "necking" originally came from the field of petrology, which is the branch of geology that studies rocks and their formations. In the early 20th century, geologists often used the word "neck" to describe a cylindrical mass of igneous rock that appears as a column or pipe shape. These igneous necks are formed when molten rock solidifies within a fissure of other rocks.

Around the same period, the term "necking" began to be used in a figurative sense to refer to the action of kissing or caressing the neck, particularly in a romantic or intimate context. This metaphorical usage of "necking" is believed to have originated from the physical act of a person gently stroking or kissing their partner's neck during an intimate moment.

Idioms with the word NECKING

• necking knob

Similar spelling words for NECKING

• nuking,
• hnking,
• nucking,
• nocking,
• NCWNC,
• nescience,
• knocking-shop,
• ngong,
• knocking,
• ngungu,
• nicknack,
• re-nigging,
• NCNC,
• niconico,
• neigong,
• knicknack,
• nganga,
• NICNAC,
• P’yŏngyang,
• NCCNC,
• rubber-necking,
• Nicking,
• NCNIC,
• NCNQI,
• knacking,
• NCOinC,
• ngongo,
• knocking-down,
• nigging,
• naknek.

Plural form of NECKING is NECKINGS

Conjugate verb Necking

CONDITIONAL

I would neck

we would neck

you would neck

he/she/it would neck

they would neck

FUTURE

I will neck

we will neck

you will neck

he/she/it will neck

they will neck

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have necked

we will have necked

you will have necked

he/she/it will have necked

they will have necked

PAST

I necked

we necked

you necked

he/she/it necked

they necked

PAST PERFECT

I had necked

we had necked

you had necked

he/she/it had necked

they had necked

PRESENT

I neck

we neck

you neck

he/she/it necks

they neck

PRESENT PERFECT

I have necked

we have necked

you have necked

he/she/it has necked

they have necked

I am necking

we are necking

you are necking

he/she/it is necking

they are necking

I was necking

we were necking

you were necking

he/she/it was necking

they were necking

I will be necking

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you will be necking

he/she/it will be necking

they will be necking

I have been necking

we have been necking

you have been necking

he/she/it has been necking

they have been necking

I had been necking

we had been necking

you had been necking

he/she/it had been necking

they had been necking

I will have been necking

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you will have been necking

he/she/it will have been necking

they will have been necking

I would have necked

we would have necked

you would have necked

he/she/it would have necked

they would have necked

I would be necking

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you would be necking

he/she/it would be necking

they would be necking

I would have been necking

we would have been necking

you would have been necking

he/she/it would have been necking

they would have been necking