pat affectionately
Frequency: 7.714.5 per million words
to pat in a way that shows love or fondness
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Examples (10)
- She patted his hand affectionately.
- The mother patted her child's head affectionately.
- He patted the dog affectionately on its back.
- Grandmother often pats my cheek affectionately.
- He paused to pat his wife's shoulder affectionately.
- She watched him affectionately pat the old cat.
- You could see her affectionately patting the horse's neck.
- The coach patted the young player's back affectionately after the game.
- With a smile, she affectionately patted her friend's arm.
- He would often pat her hair affectionately when she was sad.