Definition of stroking Stroking

/stɹowˈkɪŋ/ - [strowking] - strok•ing

We found 8 definitions of stroking from 4 different sources.

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Noun
stroking - a light touch with the hands
		stroke
		touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

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Wiktionary

stroking (Noun)
The act by which something is stroked.
stroking (Noun)
The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
stroking (Verb)
Present participle of stroke.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

stroking (n.)
The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.
stroking (n.)
The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
stroking (n.)
See Stripping, 2.

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stroking, verb, gerund of stroke (infinitive).
stroking, noun, singular of strokings.

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