Thesaurus / petting
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synonyms for petting
See also synonyms for: pettings
- kissing
- action
- caress
- cuddling
- lovemaking
- necking
- sex
- heavy petting
- making out
- oral sex
- sexual activity
- extravagance
- kindness
- leniency
- permissiveness
- privilege
- allowance
- appeasement
- attention
- courtesy
- endurance
- excess
- favor
- fondling
- fondness
- forbearance
- fulfillment
- goodwill
- hedonism
- immoderation
- intemperance
- intemperateness
- lenience
- pampering
- partiality
- patience
- pleasing
- profligacy
- satiation
- satisfaction
- service
- spoiling
- tolerance
- toleration
- understanding
- babying
- coddling
- favoring
- gratifying
- kowtowing
- placating
- profligateness
- toadying
- treating
- canoodling
- caressing
- cuddling
- embracing
- fondling
- lovemaking
- parking
- smooching
- making love
- making out
- sucking face
- caress
- collision
- communication
- contact
- contingence
- crash
- cuddling
- embrace
- feel
- feeling
- fondling
- graze
- grope
- handling
- hit
- hug
- impact
- junction
- kiss
- lick
- manipulation
- nudge
- palpation
- pat
- peck
- perception
- percussion
- push
- rub
- rubbing
- scratch
- shock
- stroke
- stroking
- tap
- taste
- touching
- taction
- communication
- contact
- feeling
- taste
- blow
- brush
- caress
- collision
- contingence
- crash
- cuddling
- embrace
- feel
- fondling
- graze
- grope
- handling
- hit
- hug
- impact
- junction
- kiss
- lick
- manipulation
- nudge
- palpation
- pat
- peck
- perception
- percussion
- push
- rub
- rubbing
- scratch
- shock
- stroking
- tap
- touching
- taction
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use petting in a sentence
Just look at her pointed ears, perking up at the mere signal of incoming petting — anywhere on her body will do.
FOR SOME DOGS (AND HUMANS), THE PANDEMIC ADOPTION RUSH WAS MOSTLY A WAITING GAMEHAU CHUJUNE 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe robot will also “go to sleep” after extensive petting — in order to save on charge, one assumes.
AN EARNEST REVIEW OF A ROBOTIC CAT PILLOWBRIAN HEATERDECEMBER 30, 2020TECHCRUNCHIt is astonishing how much petting a big boy of ten can endure when he is quite sure that there is no one to laugh at him.
KIPLING STORIES AND POEMS EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, BOOK IIRUDYARD KIPLINGThere was sure to be a tonic in her petting, and Ikey got up and washed his face, looking bravely in the glass meanwhile.
THE STORY OF THE BIG FRONT DOORMARY FINLEY LEONARDNobody else lives in such an atmosphere of petting, and has so little to plague them.
THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFECHARLOTTE M. YONGEI think you hoped Mrs. Harrison would appear ridiculous by petting another child while thinking it was her own.
MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYSCAROLYN WELLSWhen Mr. Benedict came forth from the little cabin, and found Jim chaffing and petting his boy, he was much embarrassed.
SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLANDHe has to be sharp and sudden and swift and knowing, whereas I have to be tender and loving and petting and true.
BETTY VIVIANL. T. MEADELousteau knelt down by her and kissed her hands with a lavish display of coaxing and petting.
PARISIANS IN THE COUNTRYHONORE DE BALZACThe new demand upon his wits did not disturb him, so long as it meant more fish, more milk, and more petting.
KINGS IN EXILESIR CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTSWORDS RELATED TO PETTING
- allowance
- appeasement
- attention
- babying
- coddling
- courtesy
- endurance
- excess
- extravagance
- favor
- favoring
- fondling
- fondness
- forbearance
- fulfillment
- goodwill
- gratifying
- hedonism
- immoderation
- intemperance
- intemperateness
- kindness
- kowtowing
- lenience
- leniency
- pampering
- partiality
- patience
- permissiveness
- petting
- placating
- pleasing
- privilege
- profligacy
- profligateness
- satiation
- satisfaction
- service
- spoiling
- toadying
- tolerance
- toleration
- treating
- understanding
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.