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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STROKING, ppr. Rubbing gently with the hand.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a light touch with the hands [syn: stroke, stroking]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stroking Strok"ing, n. 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.





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