Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rubberneck
Participle: rubbernecked
Gerund: rubbernecking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rubberneck |
| you | rubberneck |
| he;she;it | rubbernecks |
| we | rubberneck |
| you | rubberneck |
| they | rubberneck |
Perfect
| I | have rubbernecked |
| you | have rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | has rubbernecked |
| we | have rubbernecked |
| you | have rubbernecked |
| they | have rubbernecked |
Past
| I | rubbernecked |
| you | rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | rubbernecked |
| we | rubbernecked |
| you | rubbernecked |
| they | rubbernecked |
Pluperfect
| I | had rubbernecked |
| you | had rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | had rubbernecked |
| we | had rubbernecked |
| you | had rubbernecked |
| they | had rubbernecked |
Future
| I | will rubberneck |
| you | will rubberneck |
| he;she;it | will rubberneck |
| we | will rubberneck |
| you | will rubberneck |
| they | will rubberneck |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rubbernecked |
| you | will have rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | will have rubbernecked |
| we | will have rubbernecked |
| you | will have rubbernecked |
| they | will have rubbernecked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rubberneck |
| you | rubberneck |
| he;she;it | rubberneck |
| we | rubberneck |
| you | rubberneck |
| they | rubberneck |
Perfect
| I | have rubbernecked |
| you | have rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | have rubbernecked |
| we | have rubbernecked |
| you | have rubbernecked |
| they | have rubbernecked |
Imperfect
| I | rubbernecked |
| you | rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | rubbernecked |
| we | rubbernecked |
| you | rubbernecked |
| they | rubbernecked |
Pluperfect
| I | had rubbernecked |
| you | had rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | had rubbernecked |
| we | had rubbernecked |
| you | had rubbernecked |
| they | had rubbernecked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rubberneck |
| you | would rubberneck |
| he;she;it | would rubberneck |
| we | would rubberneck |
| you | would rubberneck |
| they | would rubberneck |
Perfect
| I | would have rubbernecked |
| you | would have rubbernecked |
| he;she;it | would have rubbernecked |
| we | would have rubbernecked |
| you | would have rubbernecked |
| they | would have rubbernecked |
Imperative
| you | rubberneck |
| we | Let's rubberneck |
| you | rubberneck |
Verbs conjugated like 'rubberneck'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rubberneck'
lumberjack,
rubber,
rubberband,
rubberise,
rubberize,
bedeck,
befleck,
begeck,
bewreck,
doublecheck,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From rubber + neck. Coined in the sense of "tourist" in the United States in the late 19th century. A favored Americanism of H.L. Mencken.
Sample Sentences
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The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.
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Hoover’s books go down like a T.M.I. Facebook confessional, rubbernecking you in from the first sentence. Certain patterns quickly emerge. [2023 July 6, Pamela Paul, “What’s the Story With Colleen Hoover?”, in The New York Times:]