'Stroking' definitions:
Definition of 'Stroking'
From: GCIDE
- Stroking \Strok"ing\, n.
- 1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke. [1913 Webster]
- I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Needlework) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. See Stripping, 2. --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Stroking'
- Stroke,
- Strokeed,
- Strokeing,
- By-stroke,
- Crawl stroke,
- Cross stroke,
- Death stroke,
- Grace stroke,
- Hair stroke,
- Master stroke,
- Spot stroke,
- To keep stroke,
- Trudgen stroke,
- Wing stroke,
- backhand stroke,
- butterfly stroke,
- cam stroke,
- final stroke,
- forehand stroke,
- golf stroke,
- ground stroke,
- haemorrhagic stroke,
- hemorrhagic stroke,
- ischaemic stroke,
- ischemic stroke,
- key stroke,
- split stroke,
- stroke oar,
- stroke play,
- swimming stroke,
- tennis stroke,
- Dead-stroke,
- Dead-stroke hammer,
- four-stroke engine,
- four-stroke internal-combustion engine