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present participle and gerund of pat examples
plural pattings
The act by which something is patted. quotations examples
It is safe to say that Betty was fully dressed, to the last little pattings and fluffings of her blue morning dress, before ten minutes was up, and, with Mrs. Irving, was walking with rapidly beating heart down the hall toward Allen's room.
1918, Laura Lee Hope, The Outdoor Girls in Army Service