petting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(peting)

From the verb pet: (⇒ conjugate)
petting is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
petting n (kissing and cuddling)caricias nfpl
  arrumacos, cariños nmpl
  (AR, UY)mimos nmpl
  (MX, HO)apapachos nmpl
 The couple's petting was inappropriate in the shopping mall.
 Las caricias de la pareja en el centro comercial eran inapropiadas.
petting n (stroking: an animal)caricia nf
 Cindy's clothes were full of hair from all the petting of her cat.
 La ropa de Cindy estaba llena de pelo después de las caricias de su gato.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pet n (domestic animal)mascota nf
 She has three pets: a dog and two cats.
 Ella tiene tres mascotas: un perro y dos gatos.
pet [sth] vtr (pat, caress an animal)acariciar vtr
 I could feel the dog's thick fur when I petted him.
 Podía sentir el grueso pelo del perro cuando lo acariciaba.
pet adj (domesticated)domesticado/a adj
 Caroline keeps three pet snakes.
 Carolina tenía tres serpientes domesticadas.
pet adj (favourite)favorito/a adj
 Advising the new employees is his pet project.
 Brindar consejos a los nuevos empleados es su proyecto favorito.
pet n (favourite person)favorito, favorita nm, nf
  preferido, preferida nm, nf
 Bobby is the boss's pet.
 Bobby es el favorito del jefe.
pet n informal, UK (term of affection)niño, niña nm, nf
 Hello, pet, how are you today?
 Hola, niño. ¿Cómo estás hoy?
pet vi (couple: touch sexually)manosearse v prnl
  toquetearse v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 The lifeguard told the couple off for petting in the swimming pool.
 El guardavidas regañó a la pareja por manosearse en la pileta.
pet [sb] vtr (person: treat well)mimar a vtr + prep
Note: Often used in the passive.
 Elizabeth was coddled and petted throughout her childhood.
 Elizabeth fue consentida y mimada durante su infancia.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
petting | pet
InglésEspañol
heavy petting n (kissing and cuddling)toqueteos nmpl
 When we were teenagers we frequently engaged in heavy petting, but never actually had intercourse.
 Cuando éramos adolescentes le dábamos a los toqueteos pero nunca llegábamos a tener sexo.
  (CL, coloquial)atraque nm
 Cuando éramos adolescentes le dábamos al atraque pero nunca llegábamos a tener sexo.
  (AR, coloquial)franeleo nm
  manoseo nm
 Cuando éramos adolescentes le dábamos al franeleo pero nunca llegábamos a tener sexo.
  (PR, coloquial)grajeo nm
 Cuando éramos adolescentes le dábamos al grajeo pero nunca llegábamos a tener sexo.
  (coloquial)meterse mano loc verb
 Cuando éramos adolescentes nos metíamos mano pero nunca llegábamos a tener sexo.
petting zoo,
petting farm
n
(place where children can pet animals)zoológico interactivo, zoo interactivo loc nom m
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