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Term: pettying

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: Engaging in small, trivial, or unimportant actions or behaviors.

Sample Sentence: She spends her time pettying about the office, finding fault with others.

Sense 2:

Definition: Meddling or interfering in a small or insignificant way.

Sample Sentence: Instead of focusing on important matters, he wastes his energy pettying in everyone else's business.

Sense 3:

Definition: Expressing or showing a lack of maturity or importance.

Sample Sentence: Their pettying arguments only demonstrate their immaturity and inability to handle serious discussions.

Sense 4:

Definition: Seeking revenge in a small or insignificant manner.

Sample Sentence: Instead of seeking justice through legal channels, he resorted to pettying against his former business partner.

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