petting

Speech parts

1. petting - Noun

2. petting - Verb

Derived from pet

Meaning

of Pet

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kissing hugging caressing necking cuddling fondling snuggling smooching stroke cuddle caress feeling touch baby embrace
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Antonyms

correction forbidding withholding rectification abhor re-formation
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Hypernyms

stimulation arousal foreplay

Hyponyms

snogging

Phrases with the word

engaging in heavy petting at the petting zoo in a petting zoo

Examples

If you would have a boy to despise his mother, let her keep him at home, and spend her life in petting him up, and slaving to indulge his follies and caprices. Anne Brontë

I view my own body as a petting zoo. I am the main attraction... And the only customer. Craig Ferguson

The voice was gentle, like a scalpel petting the short hairs of your throat. Vernor Vinge

If I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now. Edward Snowden

Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching. Hedy Lamarr

When I was six years old, my parents took me to this farmers' market with a petting zoo. They put me on a pony and, for some reason, it took off at a run and they had to chase it down. They tell me it was kind of traumatic. David Schwimmer

Close letter words and terms

pettily Pettinato pettiness petting party petting zoo Pettinger