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How to pronounce pet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms best-loved, favored, favorite, favourite, preferent, preferred
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Synonyms darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite
Type of lover
Has types macushla, chosen, mollycoddle, teacher's pet
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Synonyms positron emission tomography
Type of imaging, tomography
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Type of animal, fauna, brute, beast, animate being, creature
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Type of irritability, crossness, peevishness, choler, fretfulness, fussiness, petulance
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Type of fondle, caress
Has types canoodle, gentle, make out, neck


pet the lamb.
Type Words
Type of caress, fondle
Derivation petter, petting

Examples of pet

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Did I mention the film begins with a distressed child crying out for a lost pet?
From the bostonherald.com
She has asked me to waive our no-pet policy so that she can have a pet parakeet.
From the sfgate.com
Say you clicked your pet a couple of times because he finally got bored and sat.
From the sacbee.com
She can't identify with the canine set, so I serve as the unofficial pet sitter.
From the cnn.com
Today, we have some ideas for a happier healthier new year for you and your pet.
From the news10now.com
That has fueled a big jump in spending on designer pet clothing and accessories.
From the businessweek.com
Pepsi and other beverage companies make bottles out of PET, a petroleum product.
From the businessweek.com
Just about any costume you could dream up for a human is available for your pet.
From the sacbee.com
He is a handsome guy who is litterbox trained and would make a great family pet.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
  • Favored: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
  • Stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
  • Darling: a special loved one
  • Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
  • A fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
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