stroking

About 1.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of stroke
2. noun The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
3. noun The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.

Similar words

play stirring shake shaking waving rubbing smoothing caressing petting patting

Often followed by

the his her it my and of a him

Word family

stroke stroked stroker strokers strokes