"petting" meaning in English

See petting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-petting.wav [US] Forms: petting [singular], pettings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.
    Sense id: simple-petting-en-noun-h8QIVu0c

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-petting.wav [US] Forms: pet [canonical], pets [third-person, singular], petted [past], petted [past, participle], petting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pet|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of pet.
    Sense id: simple-petting-en-verb-2jh3ltO7
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