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[ pet-ing ] / ˈpɛt ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR petting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounInformal. kissing, caressing, and other sexual activity between partners that does not involve sexual intercourse.Compare heavy petting. Origin of pettingFirst recorded in 1870–75; pet1 + -ing1 Words nearby pettingpetticoat narcissus, pettifog, pettifogger, pettifogging, pettiness, petting, petting zoo, pettipants, pettish, pettiskirt, pettislip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pettingThis time, Hannah was soaking her feet in water and DiMaggio was petting his cat, Princess. Hannah Anderson Captor a ‘Trusted Friend,’ Cat Lover|Christine Pelisek|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST I did some light dieting in the hope of being on-camera and petting a dog, in the next week or two, as per my dream. Julie Klausner: Bush’s Beans Said No|Julie Klausner|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Fetchke kept close to my mother at first for love and protection, but the petting she got became a blind for discipline. The Promised Land|Mary Antin The idea of your swelling around the country and petting yourself with the nickname of Givenaught—intolerable humbug! A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Surely there was Edith always with the child, petting her and spoiling her. The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres The next day Tilda saw the funny little old woman feeding and petting the donkey. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls|Edward Eggleston She had been dreaming of housekeeping and cooking for Eugene, of petting and spoiling him, and now the opportunity had arrived. The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
Words related to pettingfondle, coddle, cuddle, caress, pamper, hug, love, neck, smooch, cosset, dandle, baby, spoon, embrace, spoil, touch, pat, grab, make love |