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Petting vs Peating - What's the difference?

petting | peating |

As nouns the difference between petting and peating

is that petting is the act of stroking or fondling an animal while peating is kilning over burning peat, a process used in whisky production to impart an earthy, smoky flavour.

As a verb petting

is present participle of lang=en.

petting

English

Verb

(head)
    • I am petting my rabbit

    Noun

  • The act of stroking or fondling an animal.
  • The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
  • The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
  • * Louisa May Alcott, Good Wives
    • 'Come, Jo, don't be thorny. After studying himself to a skeleton all the week, a fellow deserves petting , and ought to get it.'

    Derived terms

    * heavy petting

    See also

    * foreplay

    peating

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Kilning over burning peat, a process used in whisky production to impart an earthy, smoky flavour.

    • Related terms

    * peated, unpeated