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Petting

noun

Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs). Synonyms: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, smooching, snuggling.

Pet

verb

(past & past part. petted; pres. part. petting)

Stroke or caress gently.

Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking.

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"Petting" Quotes from Famous Books

... tired of sitting in one corner, and wanted to move her position, but she was also quite genuinely anxious to try her hand at cheering poor cross Great-aunt Jane. The old lady pensionnaires in the "Villa Beau Sejour" had made a point of petting and flattering the pretty English girl, and Claire was complacently assured that this old lady would follow their example. But she ...

— The Independence of Claire • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... poor fellow, used to go with me most times, but I never gave much heed to him. He'd always follow without a word. He was an ugly brute, people used to say—a sort of lurcher, and he never got much petting from any one. ...

— Golden Moments - Bright Stories for Young Folks • Anonymous

... my dear. And you must not think, Maggie, that if Turks do not pet dogs they are cruel to them. It is not the case. A Turk would never dream of petting a dog, but if he saw one looking hot and thirsty in the street he would be more likely to take trouble to get it a dish of water than many English people who feed their own particular pets on mutton-chops. Jack was not likely to be ill-treated after our departure, but I sometimes have ...

— Miscellanea • Juliana Horatia Ewing

... I couldn't agree to that. Only think what would be said of me by everybody; petting my own child, and neglecting my husband's! ...

— Wives and Daughters • Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

... was a termagant or a shrew for all this; she had the kindliest heart in the world, and acted towards me in particular in a truly maternal manner, occasionally putting some little morsel of choice food into my hand, some outlandish kind of savage sweetmeat or pastry, like a doting mother petting a sickly urchin with tarts and sugar plums. Warm indeed are my remembrances of the dear, ...

— Typee - A Romance of the South Sea • Herman Melville

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