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Petting

//ˈpɛtɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of stroking or gently patting an animal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act of indulging or treating as a favourite. countable, uncountable

    "'Come, Jo, don't be thorny. After studying himself to a skeleton all the week, a fellow deserves petting, and ought to get it.'"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pet form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "I am petting my rabbit."

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