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Meaning of heavy petting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Sexual groping; erotic horseplay; foreplay.

uncountable

Examples

“Of Ms. Wolf, Ms. Henneberger wrote, “Her last book, ‘Promiscuities,’ is about girls sexually coming of age and prescribes heavy petting as an alternative to early intercourse.” What a pleasure it was to see heavy petting back in use.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

heavy piece heavy plough heavy rail heavy roller heavy sink heavy spar