petting
Example Sentences
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“Oh my, I didn’t mean to upset you. One thing my gran is correct about: blood pressure is a silent enemy. Let’s start over. I suggest we establish a tradition of petting these griffins.”
From Literature
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Grandma Mae, Mom, and me petting a pig at the fair.
From Literature
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“I’m doing what you told me I couldn’t do on the tundra buggy. I’m petting a polar bear.”
From Literature
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Half asleep, she reached out for her dog - and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.
From BBC
I haven’t watched the series, so I didn’t understand why we were beheading a stuffed bear, but families seemed thrilled to explore the venue, including petting Uncle Fester’s Chupacabra.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.