petting

As nouns the difference between petting and setting

is that petting is (kissing, stroking, etc, in a sexual manner) while setting is the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

As a verb setting is

.

As an adjective setting is

that disappears below the horizon.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and petting

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while petting is (kissing, stroking, etc, in a sexual manner).

As nouns the difference between talking and petting

is that talking is the action of the verb talk while petting is (kissing, stroking, etc, in a sexual manner).

As a verb talking

is .