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Pets vs Petting - What's the difference?

pets | petting |

As nouns the difference between pets and petting

is that pets is while petting is (kissing, stroking, etc, in a sexual manner).

As a verb pets

is (pet).

pets

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pet)

    • Anagrams

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    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