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pettles

pettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pettle.

Meaning of pettle

Verb

pettle (third-person singular simple present pettles, present participle pettling, simple past and past participle pettled)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To fondle or pet; to pamper.

Questions about pettles

What is pettles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pettle.

Words near pettles in the dictionary

  1. Pettits
  2. Pettitt
  3. Pettitts
  4. pettle
  5. pettled
  6. pettles
  7. pettling
  8. Pettman
  9. petto
  10. Pettry
  11. Pettrys

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