Stroking

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stroking \Strok"ing\, n.
     1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing;
        a stroke.
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              I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away


              ten thousand tears.                   --Milton.
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     2. (Needlework) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in
        regular order.
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     3. pl. See {Stripping}, 2. --Smollett.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stroking
       n : a light touch with the hands [syn: {stroke}]