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heavy petting

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heavy petting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌheavy ˈpetting noun [uncountable] old-fashioned  SYsexual activities that do not involve actually having sex 性爱抚
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heavy pettingIts the underhand way you went about the heavy petting and damp carry-on, Douglas.She hadn't enjoyed the heavy petting that her peers took for granted.
ˌheavy ˈpetting nounChineseSyllable
do sexual Corpus that having involve actually activities sex not


heavy petting
ˌheavy ˈpetting noun [uncountable] old-fashioned
sexual activities that do not involve actually having sex


heavy pettingBrE /ˌhevi ˈpetɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhevi ˈpetɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] sexual activity that does not involve full sexual intercourse 性爱抚