patting

[หˆpสฐรฆษพษชล‹]
verb
  1. 1

    To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.

    โ€œTo show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.โ€

  2. 2

    To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat

    โ€œI patted the cookie dough into shape.โ€

  3. 3

    To stroke or fondle (an animal).

    โ€œDo you want to pat the cat?โ€

  4. 4

    To gently rain.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is patted.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pat, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/patting