petting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpɛtɪŋ/
- [ˈpʰɛɾɪŋ]
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
'Come, Jo, don't be thorny. After studying himself to a skeleton all the week, a fellow deserves petting, and ought to get it.'
1869, Louisa May Alcott, Good Wives:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pettings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heavy petting · petting zoo · petting party
Relateds
Translations (29)
hu petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · hu simogatás (stroking or fondling an animal) · ja ペッティング (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · fi suukottelu (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · fi pettinki (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · hu babusgatás (stroking or fondling an animal) · hu szeretgetés (stroking or fondling an animal) · it limonata (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · mi tākunekune, tākunekunetanga (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · es caricia (stroking or fondling an animal) · ru не́жничанье (stroking or fondling an animal) · cmn 撫摸 /抚摸 (stroking or fondling an animal) · ga peataíocht (stroking or fondling an animal) · fr pelotage (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · ru ла́ски (stroking or fondling an animal) · ga peataireacht (stroking or fondling an animal) · hu pettingezés (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · ru пе́ттинг (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · pl petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · cmn 撫摸 /抚摸 (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · fi silittely (stroking or fondling an animal) · it pomiciata (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · fi halailu (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · es popamiento (stroking or fondling an animal) · it amoreggiamento (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · fr tripotage (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · de Petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · ru ла́ски (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) · ru не́жничанье (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)