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pettling

pettling is the present participle and gerund 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 pettling

What is pettling the present participle and gerund of?
Pettling is the present participle and gerund of pettle.

Words near pettling in the dictionary

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

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