stroking

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: strōkʹ-ĭnɡ, IPA^(key): /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/
  • (US) /ˈstɹoʊ̯k.ɪŋ/
  • (UK) /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: strok‧ing
• Rhymes: -əʊkɪŋ

Verb

stroking

1. present participle and gerund of stroke

Noun

stroking (plural strokings)

1. The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
   • 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:

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

2. (textiles) The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.

Derived terms

• beard-stroking
• four-stroking

References

• “stroking”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• trokings