petting

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pet·ting /ˈpetɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  1. the activity of kissing and touching someone as part of a sexual activity 亲吻抚摸，爱抚 → heavy petting2. the action of touching and moving your hand gently over an animal 〔对动物的〕轻触，抚摸 → pet2

Examples from the Corpus

petting• She hadn't enjoyed the heavy petting that her peers took for granted.• P'raps he just wants a bit of mutual petting.• Hers had been the generation of petting.

pet·ting nounChineseSyllable  

part and as Corpus someone activity of the kissing touching of

petting
pet‧ting /ˈpetɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
1. the activity of kissing and touching someone as part of a sexual activity ⇨ heavy petting
2. the action of touching and moving your hand gently over an animal
⇨ pet²

pet·tingBrE /ˈpetɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpetɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the activity of kissing and touching sb, especially in a sexual way 亲吻抚摸；调情◆heavy petting (= sexual activity which avoids penetration ) 热烈的爱抚