"pettle" meaning in English

See pettle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pettles [present, singular, third-person], pettling [participle, present], pettled [participle, past], pettled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pettle (third-person singular simple present pettles, present participle pettling, simple past and past participle pettled)
  1. (transitive, Scotland) To fondle or pet; to pamper. Tags: Scotland, transitive Synonyms: faddle, grope, tiddle, fondle, cosset, pamper Synonyms (to fondle): dawt Synonyms (to pamper): coddle
    Sense id: en-pettle-en-verb-1V4aktxP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pettle meaning in English (1.2kB)

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