Pettingly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Pettingly is an adverb meaning So as to pet or cajole.
Meaning
So as to pet or cajole.
Example Sentences
"It is to the death," said Akela. "Thou hast never met the dhole—the Red Killer. Even the Striped One—"¶ "Aowa! Aowa!" said Mowgli pettingly. "I have killed one striped ape, and sure am I in my stomach that Shere Khan would have left his own mate for meat to the dhole if he had winded a pack across three ranges[…]"
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grazingly, skitteringly, chargingly, thrustingly, wigwag, agrope.
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