Do you have a petting zoo area?
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Petting
//ˈpɛtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "petting" (36 found)
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Related words (18)
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29 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 撫摸 /抚摸 noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- 撫摸 /抚摸 noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Finnish
4 entries- halailu noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- pettinki noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- silittely noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- suukottelu noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
French
2 entries- pelotage noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- tripotage noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
German
1 entries- Petting noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Hungarian
4 entries- babusgatás noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- petting noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- pettingezés noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- simogatás noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
Irish
2 entries- peataireacht noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- peataíocht noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
Italian
3 entries- amoreggiamento noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- limonata noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- pomiciata noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Japanese
1 entries- ペッティング noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Māori
1 entries- tākunekune, tākunekunetanga noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Polish
1 entries- petting noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Russian
4 entries- ла́ски noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- ла́ски noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
- не́жничанье noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- не́жничанье noun (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Spanish
2 entries- caricia noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
- popamiento noun (stroking or fondling an animal)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
They've always been petting each other.
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He was petting the dog.
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The world is not a petting zoo.
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