stroking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light touch with the hands
    stroke.
  2. verb touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
    stroke.
    • He stroked his long beard
  3. verb strike a ball with a smooth blow
    stroke.
  4. verb row at a particular rate
    stroke.
  5. verb treat gingerly or carefully
    stroke.
    • You have to stroke the boss

WordNet


Strok"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.
    I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears. Milton.
  2. (Needlework) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
  3. pl. See Stripping, 2. Smollett.

Webster 1913