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petsitting

petsitting is the present participle and gerund of petsit.

Meaning of petsit

Verb

petsit (third-person singular simple present petsits, present participle petsitting, simple past and past participle petsat or (uncommon) petsitted)

  1. To babysit for (take care of) a pet.
    • Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie have been hired to petsit Trixie-Belle, a very aristocratic Yorkshire Terrier.1998, Tessa Krailing, Trixie and the Cyber Pet, page 98

Questions about petsitting

What is petsitting the present participle and gerund of?
Petsitting is the present participle and gerund of petsit.

Words near petsitting in the dictionary

  1. petsit
  2. petsits
  3. petsitted
  4. petsitter
  5. petsitters
  6. petsitting
  7. petspace
  8. Pett
  9. petta
  10. pettable
  11. pettah

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