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Stroking

//ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.

    "I doubt not but with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears."

  2. 2
    a light touch with the hands wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stroke form-of, gerund, participle, present

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