petting

4 definitions found

petting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  petting \petting\ n.
     Sexually titillating foreplay without contact with the
     genital organs.
  
     Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,
          necking, smooching, snuggling.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Pet \Pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Petting.]
     To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted
     and spoiled.
     [1913 Webster]

petting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  petting
      n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
           genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
           hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
           snuggling]

petting - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "petting":
     amorous dalliance, billing and cooing, bundling, caressing,
     cuddling, dalliance, feeling, fingering, fondling, friction,
     frottage, handling, hugging, kissing, lollygagging, lovemaking,
     manipulation, necking, nestling, nuzzling, palpation, pressure,
     rubbing, sexual intercourse, snuggling, spooning, stroking,
     touching