as in caressing
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
affectionately patted the baby on the head
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Recent Examples of patting
During games, they have been seen closely communicating, even patting each other on the back and huddling up next to each other.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
The post then featured a clip of Munn patting her baby girl’s stomach before the following slides showed Méi yawning on the couch, being cuddled by her mom and dad John Mulaney and doted on by her big brother, Munn and Mulaney's 2-year-old son Malcolm.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
And then the first one, try to get the ball to George quicker instead of double patting it.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
Use it on clean, dry skin, gently patting on the product.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
The post then featured a clip of Munn patting her baby girl’s stomach before the following slides showed Méi yawning on the couch, being cuddled by her mom and dad John Mulaney and doted on by her big brother, Munn and Mulaney's 2-year-old son Malcolm.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
And then the first one, try to get the ball to George quicker instead of double patting it.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
Use it on clean, dry skin, gently patting on the product.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Patting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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