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patting

/ˈpætɪŋ/

patting down

patting out

pattingnoun

Translations

похлопывание

The gentle patting on the back was comforting.

Легкое похлопывание по спине было успокаивающим.

Definitions

The act of gently tapping or stroking someone or something with the hand.

The mother gave her child a reassuring patting on the back.

Synonyms

pattinggerund / present participle

/ˈpætɪŋ/

/ˈpæɾɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that gives or makes gentle taps.

Definitions

Giving or making light, gentle taps.

She loved the soft, patting sound of rain on the roof.

patverb

patting

Gerund

patted

Past Simple

patted

Past Participle

patting

Gerund

/pæt/

Translations

похлопывать

She gently pats the baby's back to help him burp.

Она нежно похлопывает малыша по спине, чтобы он отрыгнул.

поглаживать

He pats the dog on the head every time he sees it.

Он поглаживает собаку по голове каждый раз, когда видит её.

Definitions

To lightly touch or tap something or someone with a flat hand.

She gently patted the dog's head to calm it down.

To shape or flatten something by tapping it lightly.

He patted the dough into a flat circle before baking.

Synonyms

patnoun

Definitions

A light touch or stroke with the hand.

She gave the dog a gentle pat on the head.

A small, flat, usually square piece of something, especially butter.

He placed a pat of butter on the hot pancakes.

patadjective

Definitions

Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.

His explanation for being late was pat and didn't satisfy the teacher.

Perfectly or conveniently suited to the purpose or occasion.

Her response was pat, fitting the situation perfectly.

patadverb

Definitions

Exactly; aptly or at just the right moment.

The answer came pat just when we needed it.