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