plural of pet

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pet

plural of PET

plural of petting

(uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate. / (countable, medicine) Acronym of positron emission tomography. / (countable, genetics) Acronym of paired-end tag.

Abbreviation of petition.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Peter.

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal). / (transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously. / (dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.

Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention. / Kept or treated as a pet.

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.