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petting
[ pet-ing ]
noun
- the act of fondling or caressing:
Petting or massage may help calm a stressed or hyperactive dog.
- Informal. kissing, caressing, and other sexual activity between partners that does not involve sexual intercourse. Compare heavy petting.
- the present participle of pet 1.
Example Sentences
An investigation has been launched after 28 people who attended calf and lamb feeding and petting sessions at a farm contracted a parasite infection.
“Whether hunkered on the floor petting a dog or sitting pertly on a couch,” he wrote, “she is regal yet casual, arresting yet homespun.”
They could also get free haircuts, facials, experience a petting zoo and shop the free donation center filled with toys, books, clothing and snacks.
The play park and petting zoo are empty.
And of the 30% who disapproved of resuming pony rides, nearly two-thirds supported less involved animal experiences — like animal petting or simply viewing opportunities — in the space.
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