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petting

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pet·ting  (ptng)
n. Informal
The act or practice of amorously embracing, kissing, and caressing one's partner.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pettingpetting - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
foreplay, stimulation, arousal - mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss
Translations
petting [ˈpetɪŋ] Ncaricias fpl, manoseo m (pej), magreo m (Sp) (pej)
petting [ˈpɛtɪŋ] npelotage m
petting
nPetting nt; heavy pettingHeavy Petting nt
petting [ˈpɛtɪŋ] npetting m inv
petting [ˈpɛtɪŋ] npetting m inv


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They hug and kiss and cry and shout and dance and sing; and where we use one loving, petting expressions they pour out a score.
Growl he would, from the moment the petting began till it ended.
Maggie, moreover, had rather a tenderness for deformed things; she preferred the wry-necked lambs, because it seemed to her that the lambs which were quite strong and well made wouldn't mind so much about being petted; and she was especially fond of petting objects that would think it very delightful to be petted by her.
 
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