pet・tingの英語

動詞

petting

1. present participle and gerund of pet

   I am petting my rabbit.

名詞

petting (countable and uncountable, plural pettings)

1. The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
2. (sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
3. The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
   • 1869, 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.'

派生語

• heavy petting
• petting party
• petting zoo

参考

• foreplay