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namechecking

namechecking is the present participle and gerund of namecheck.

Meaning of namecheck

Verb

namecheck (third-person singular simple present namechecks, present participle namechecking, simple past and past participle namechecked)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To name-drop.
    • The company was delighted to be namechecked in the lyrics, gaining exposure to potential new consumers.
  2. (especially, intransitive, transitive) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.

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Questions about namechecking

What is namechecking the present participle and gerund of?
Namechecking is the present participle and gerund of namecheck.

Words near namechecking in the dictionary

  1. namecalls
  2. namechanger
  3. namechangers
  4. namecheck
  5. namechecked
  6. namechecking
  7. namechecks
  8. namechild
  9. named
  10. named after
  11. named and shamed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: namechecking (page history and authors); namecheck (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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