Patting
//ˈpætɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is patted.
"It is safe to say that Betty was fully dressed, to the last little pattings and fluffings of her blue morning dress, before ten minutes was up, and, with Mrs. Irving, was walking with rapidly beating heart down the hall toward Allen's room."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of pat form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Patting me on the shoulder, he thanked me for helping him."
More for "patting"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.