Antonyms for petting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pet-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛt ɪŋ

Definition of petting

Origin : 1873, "fondling indulgence," verbal noun from pet (v.). Meaning "amorous caressing, foreplay" is from 1920 (in F. Scott Fitzgerald).

verb stroke, kiss

Example sentences :

At first suspicious and hostile, White Fang grew to like this petting.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Growl he would, from the moment the petting began till it ended.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

We have been petting the children, and, like other children, these are a trifle too observant.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

And to tell the truth, it was not often he got a chance of petting his big brother's dormice.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Herr Baby » by Mrs. Molesworth

All the new faces, and the petting, were a revelation to Zekal.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Praising and petting and alluring and crying-up are half of fortune-telling.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

He was not fond of petting, but allowed one or two honored beings to cuddle him.
Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 » by Louisa M. Alcott

Flora begged, petting the large expanse of heaving shoulders.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

You may be sure that the petting Baby got was enough to spoil any infant.
Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island » by Roger Thompson Finlay

You are just taking the best way to ruin this brother of yours, with your petting.
Extract from : « The Orphans of Glen Elder » by Margaret Murray Robertson

Synonyms for petting

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