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Petting

Petting

See also: petting

German

Noun

Petting n

petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)

petting

petting

See also: Petting

English

Verb

petting

present participle of pet
I am petting my rabbit

Noun

petting ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pettings)

The act of stroking or fondling an animal.
The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
- Louisa May Alcott, Good Wives
  'Come, Jo, don't be thorny. After studying himself to a skeleton all the week, a fellow deserves petting, and ought to get it.'

Translations

stroking or fondling an animal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 撫摸 (zh), 抚摸 (zh) ‎(fǔmō)
Finnish: silittely

Russian: ла́ски (ru) f pl ‎(láski), не́жничанье n ‎(néžničanʹje)

kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner

Chinese:
Mandarin: 撫摸 (zh), 抚摸 (zh) ‎(fǔmō)
Finnish: suukottelu, halailu (fi)
French: pelotage (fr) m, tripotage (fr) m

German: Petting (de) n
Japanese: ペッティング ‎(pettingu)
Polish: petting (pl) m
Russian: пе́ттинг (ru) m ‎(pɛ́tting), не́жничанье n ‎(néžničanʹje), (сексуальные ‎(seksualʹnyje)) ла́ски (ru) f pl ‎(láski)

Derived terms

heavy petting

See also

foreplay