stroking
present participle ofstroke
stroke
verb[T]
uk/strəʊk/us/stroʊk/strokeverb[T](TOUCH)
B2
tomoveahand, anotherpartof thebody, or anobjectgentlyover something or someone, usuallyrepeatedlyand forpleasure:
Stroke thedogif youwant, he won'tbite.
Shelovinglystroked Chris'sfacewith thetipsof herfingers.
- "Go on, have a goodcry", he said, stroking herhair.
- She was all over him,kissinghim and stroking him.
- "Iloveit when you stroke my back, " shepurred.
- Sheleanedforwardto stroke thedogbutquicklydrewback when shesawitsteeth.
- I stroked her back and itseemedtosootheher.
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- felt
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- handle
- kiss
- paw
- pet
- play withsomething
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
strokeverb[T](HIT)
UK
tohitaball:
Thebatsmanstroked theballeffortlesslyto theboundary.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- layoff
- loft
- pace
- pitch
- square ball
- stroke
- timeout
- underhand
- underspin
- watertight
Examplesofstroking
stroking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The most prominent gestures were shuffling gestures, which ranged from scooping gestures tostrokinggestures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sound-producing gestures, including both excitatory gestures such as hitting,stroking, bowing, blowing, singing, kicking, etc., and modifying gestures such as modulations of pitch and timbre.
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The use of body contact such as patting, rocking,stroking, walking and swaying in tempo with their singing was demonstrated.
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Maternal behaviors, such as feeding andstroking, can weaken this adrenocortical response to maternal separation.
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These can be slow and regular as with thestrokingof a cat or the sliding of doors, or fast and irregular, like the striking of a match.
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I will do my ownstrokingin my own time.
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There were a number of winks and nudges and nose strokings going on, implying that there were free votes and free votes.
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That would enable us to deal with them far more quickly than we can with the earstrokingwhich currently passes for diplomacy.
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It boils down to what has been described as earstroking.
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It is rather likestrokingthe jaws of a combine harvester when the engine is running.
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The man over there, nervouslystrokinghis forehead, who takes a headache powder, does he realise what is the basis of many drugs?
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We need to ask ourselves the question: how long can we remain the last bastion of double keystrokingin the world?
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It is held in the hand and can be played in numerous ways, fromstrokingor shaking the jingles to striking it sharply with hand.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mysterious old man is seenstrokinghis necklace, summoning the mysterious creatures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Brood pumping and broodstrokingare another behaviour males do to increase the water flow over the eggs for better oxygen access.
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- one-year course
- one-year deal
- one-year extension
- one-year hiatus
- one-year money
- one-year-money
- one-year sentence
- one-year term
- on-field success
- on fire
- on-fire
- on first-name terms
- on-first-name-terms
- on foot
- on-foot
- on/from the sidelines
- on-from-the-sidelines
- onglet
- ongoing
- ongoing activity
- ongoing assessment
- ongoing campaign
- ongoing challenge
- ongoing commitment
- ongoing concern