pettle
English
editVerb
editpettle (third-person singular simple present pettles, present participle pettling, simple past and past participle pettled)
- (transitive, Scotland) To fondle or pet; to pamper.
Synonyms
edit- (to fondle): dawt, faddle, grope, tiddle; see also Thesaurus:fondle
- (to pamper): coddle, cosset; see also Thesaurus:pamper