Stroking
/ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a light touch with the hands wordnet
- 3 The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of stroke form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples""You, a rich man?" said the Fox, and he began to laugh out loud. The Cat was laughing also, but tried to hide it by stroking his long whiskers."