describing a rhythmic beating
as of footsteps
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
hit lightly
set into opposition or rivalry
the sound made by a gentle blow
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
