"sideshowhaas" wrote:

My 2 yo coon cat has a tendancy to lick my hand several times and
then place his teeth on me as if he were going to bite me. He
never leaves a mark, though. Is he just testing me or tasting me?
It's kind of funny when he does it. It's like he can't resist the
temptation to take a chomp, but just as the teeth make contact he
realizes what he is doing, releases, and sometimes gives a few
extra licks as if to say that he is sorry.

For what it's worth, I think that might be an expression of
irritation or domination or playfulness. Something along those
lines.