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Synonyms for stroking

Grammar : Verb
Spell : strohk
Phonetic Transcription : stroÊŠk

Définition of stroking

Origin :
  • "act of striking," c.1300, probably from Old English *strac, from Proto-Germanic *straikaz (cf. Middle Low German strek, German streich, Gothic striks "stroke"), related to the verb stracian (see stroke (v.)). The meaning "mark of a pen" is from 1560s; that of "a striking of a clock" is from mid-15c. Sense of "feat, achievement" (e.g. stroke of luck, 1853) first found 1670s; the meaning "single pull of an oar or single movement of machinery" is from 1731. Meaning "apoplectic seizure" is from 1590s (originally the Stroke of God's Hand). Swimming sense is from 1800.
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Example sentences :
  • Stroking her thin hand, he said, after a pause, "Did Carry ever write to you?"
  • Extract from : « Tales of the Argonauts » by Bret Harte
  • Stroking his long chin whiskers he took a Bible from his pocket.
  • Extract from : « On the Seaboard » by August Strindberg
  • Stroking with the stick or a feather is always to be recommended.
  • Extract from : « The Art and Practice of Hawking » by Edward B. Michell
  • Stroking the beard before a person spoke was preparatory to favor.
  • Extract from : « Folk-lore of Shakespeare » by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
  • Stroking Margaret's hair, Jenny looked down at me in my wicker arm-chair.
  • Extract from : « The Great Miss Driver » by Anthony Hope
  • Stroking his tawny mustache, he concluded brief comment with a short laugh.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
  • Stroking his cheek critically he decided that he wanted shaving, and, cursing him in my heart, I had to comply.
  • Extract from : « The Uttermost Farthing » by R. Austin Freeman
  • Stroking the cat and sipping his tea, Mr. Walkingshaw conversed pleasantly with his sister.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston
  • Stroking the mare's neck, and with a little halt in her voice, "I do not know what we should do without you."
  • Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Antonyms for stroking

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