āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§, āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
an animal such as a dog or cat that we keep and care for at home
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Jane 's pet is a fluffy and playful golden retriever.
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇ
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
a special loved one
to pet
01
āĻāĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stroke or caress an animal as a gesture of care or attention
Transitive: to pet an animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The children eagerly petted the friendly dog at the animal shelter.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to touch or caress someone or something gently and affectionately
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a romantic dinner, they retired to their room and spent the night petting and whispering sweet nothings.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
