petting

Meaning of petting

verb
  1. To stroke or fondle (an animal).
  2. To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
  3. Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
  4. To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
    His daughter was petted and spoiled.
  5. To be a pet.
  6. To be peevish; to sulk.
noun
  1. The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
  2. The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
  3. The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.

Information about petting

  • The plural form of petting is: pettings.
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Hyphenation of petting

pet-ting

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • petting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

petting synonyms

Meaning caressing:

caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, smooching, snuggling

Meaning :

mope, pout, grope, pat, smooth, coddle, cosset

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