petting

See also Petting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

petting

1. Present participle of pet.

   I am petting my rabbit

Noun

petting (countable and uncountable; plural pettings)

1. The act of stroking or fondling an animal.
2. The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.

Translations

stroking or fondling an animal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撫摸 (cmn), 抚摸 (cmn) (fǔmō)

• Finnish: silittely (fi)

• Russian: ласки (ru) (láski) f pl, нежничанье (ru) (néžničanʹje) n

kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撫摸 (cmn), 抚摸 (cmn) (fǔmō)

• Finnish: suukottelu (fi), halailu (fi)
• French: pelotage (fr) m, tripotage (fr) m

• German: Petting (de) n
• Japanese: ペッティング (ja) (pettingu)
• Russian: петтинг (ru) (pɛ́tting) m, нежничанье (ru) (néžničanʹje) n, (сексуальные) ласки (ru) (láski) f pl

Derived terms

• heavy petting

See also

• foreplay