petting

«petting» in Mova's school dictionary: Stroking an animal gently and kindly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing form of «pet»: pet, pets, petted, petting); noun (petting)

meaning for a pupil

1) Stroking an animal gently and kindly. tree →

2) (as in «petting zoo») A place where children can touch and stroke farm animals. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons about pets and animals: ask the owner before petting a dog, let it sniff your hand first, stroke gently along the back, and stop if it moves away or growls. Wash your hands after petting animals, especially at farms and petting zoos. Phrases: «petting zoo», «petting the dog».

examples

• I love petting my cat. tree →
• Always ask the owner before petting a dog. tree →
• We went to a petting zoo and stroked the goats. tree →
• Wash your hands after petting the animals. tree →
• The dog rolled over for more petting. tree →
• Stop petting if the animal walks away. tree →

note

Doubles the «t»: pet, petted, petting. Never pet wild animals or a dog that is eating, sleeping or tied up.

In the corpora

• At a petting farm you hold a chick gently in cupped hands while sitting down, because a fall can hurt it.
• At the petting farm a goat eats the corner of Maddie's map and then her coat toggle.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «petting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.