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Definition: BECKING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb beck.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(beck)
1. To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.[Websters].
2. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: becking, becked, becks, becker, beckers, beckingly and beckedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Becking" is a common misspelling or typo for: necking.

Date "Becking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: BECKING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Nodding significantly; directing by a nod. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Topics by Level of Interest: BECKING

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Gustav Becking 3     Gustav Becking 3

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Translations: BECKING

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Japanese うăȘずき (nod, beck, Becks, nutation, becking). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, becking. (volunteer & more translations)
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