Get to know Patting better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Patting meaning
The act by which something is patted.
Using Patting
- The main meaning on this page is: The act by which something is patted.
- In the example corpus, patting often appears in combinations such as: patting her, patting the, before patting.
Context around Patting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Patting
- In this selection, "patting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, busy, gently, kept, herself, reid and dogs stand out and add context to how "patting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a family patting itself on and almost be patting me on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "patting" sits close to words such as abbeys, abdur and absconded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with patting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After birth, there were nights I would cry while patting my son to sleep, WHY? (15 words)
If she saw me now, I think she’d almost be patting me on the back. (16 words)
In her spare time you'll find her at the beach, drinking coffee or patting dogs. (16 words)
Netanyahu and the “war cabinet” ministers, who are responsible for a historic bloody crisis and who initiated the assassination that led to the events in the first place, are patting themselves on the back for the wide-scale interception of the attack. (42 words)
But while Gov. Mills is busy patting herself on the back and claiming that surpluses and rainy day savings are the result of her brilliant fiscal management, remember that she and her administration have had little to do with it. (40 words)
It’s like a family patting itself on the back for having money left over this month, when all along the only reason is they didn’t make the monthly mortgage payment and used credit cards to buy groceries. (39 words)
After birth, there were nights I would cry while patting my son to sleep, WHY? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
After birth, there were nights I would cry while patting my son to sleep, WHY?
But while Gov. Mills is busy patting herself on the back and claiming that surpluses and rainy day savings are the result of her brilliant fiscal management, remember that she and her administration have had little to do with it.
Diana Moyer cradled her newborn son, Atticus Lee Moyer, in the crook of her arm, gently patting his bottom as he cooed.
If she saw me now, I think she’d almost be patting me on the back.
Rodrigues made sure the 20-year-old wasn’t fazed by the Aussie chirping around her, helped her focus on the need to build a partnership, and kept patting her on the shoulders every chance she got.
Then he sees Maeve on a couch, and leaves her and Reid alone in the room, patting Reid on the shoulder before walking out.
The royal can then be seen sharing an embrace with the young girl, before patting her on the back.
In her spare time you'll find her at the beach, drinking coffee or patting dogs.
Netanyahu and the “war cabinet” ministers, who are responsible for a historic bloody crisis and who initiated the assassination that led to the events in the first place, are patting themselves on the back for the wide-scale interception of the attack.
This can be done by draining the leaves in a sieve or colander before patting them down with a clean tea towel or kitchen roll.
But once she was done patting America on the back, it was suddenly fuck-politics-o’clock.
It is just as plausible that Giuliani said that at a more innocent time during the interview — or that there is a piece of missing context — than apropos of nothing while creepily patting her on the back.
It may mean splashing cold water on the face and patting dry before bedtime or putting on an while unwinding with a good book.
One incident involved other school children patting him on the head like a puppy — not particularly surprising behaviour, especially since European royalty used to keep people with dwarfism as pets.
Radhika Khera, who contested Delhi assembly polls from Janakpuri seat, said that Milind Deora instead of encouraging Congress was busy patting AAP’s back.
When officers approached the suspect, he began patting his hip and walking away, which apparently means "I have a gun" in every language.
Hammerstone said they didn’t even have to joke around anymore, he had brought them some gold already, patting the National Openweight Title.
Hong Kong police have taken a very gentle approach with the bat-wielding thugs which includes patting them on their backs and sending them on their way to the protests.
It’s like a family patting itself on the back for having money left over this month, when all along the only reason is they didn’t make the monthly mortgage payment and used credit cards to buy groceries.
It was a day of remembering, a day of back patting and many hugs as the last Spring Ridge Fire Department pancake breakfast was held.
Common combinations with patting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- patting her 4×
- patting the 4×
- before patting 3×
- patting my 2×
- busy patting 2×
- patting his 2×
- be patting 2×
- patting me 2×
- patting themselves 2×
- patting them 2×