Definitions for Petting
pet·ting

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snugglingnoun

   affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pettingnoun

   The act of stroking or fondling an animal.

2. pettingnoun

   The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. petting

   Petting refers to affectionate actions often associated with animals such as stroking, patting, or gently touching a pet with the hands, usually to show love, affection and care. Pets usually react in a positive way towards this action as they usually feel comfortable and secure. The term can also sometimes be used to describe similar actions between people, particularly in a romantic context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Petting

   of Pet

How to pronounce Petting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Petting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Petting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Petting in a Sentence

1. Miles Montgomery:

   She jumps up and sits down, and I start petting her and the guy beside me says 'oh yeah, that's that dog that rides the bus to the dog park every day, by herself,'.

2. Marty Becker:

   Simply petting a dog is like a spa treatment, after just a minute or two, you have this massive release of positive neurochemicals like dopamine and serotonin.

3. Dana Varble:

   Unfortunately one of the harder things to do is to ignore bad behavior, but say your dog is bugging you, constantly nudging you. If they give up and they go away to their bed, it's really important at that moment to go over to your dog and say, 'Oh, good dog sitting on your bed. Do the petting there, reinforce that.

4. Brian Sudbeck:

   I currently reached out with an ad online to try to find a place for some market-ready hogs to go due to the situation, i found Brian Sudbeck running out of options and made a half dozen phone calls to the USDA FSIS Department regarding laws on butchering animals just to be absolutely insulted and told to' call around to see if any petting zoos are looking for animals ?'.

5. Eli Boroditsky:

   It is amazing how docile it was. I was petting it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Petting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Petting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Petting