What is another word for stroking?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈə͡ʊkɪŋ] (IPA)

When it comes to synonyms for the word "stroking," there are several options to choose from. Some of the most common synonyms include caressing, petting, touching, rubbing, and soothing. Each of these words captures the essence of stroking in some way, whether it be the gentle touch of a hand on the skin or the soft caress of a fingertip on a piece of fabric. Other synonyms for stroking may include the more clinical terms of palpating or massaging, which denote a more intentional and often therapeutic form of touch. Ultimately, the choice of synonym depends on the context and the intended tone of the writing or conversation.

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What are the hypernyms for Stroking?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
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What are the hyponyms for Stroking?

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Usage examples for Stroking

stroking Margaret's hair, Jenny looked down at me in my wicker arm-chair.
"The Great Miss Driver"
Anthony Hope

Famous quotes with Stroking

  • I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.
    Lou Reed
  • It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as just another tragic rock & roll story, as if Bob Dylan had been arrested in Miami for jacking off in a seedy little XXX theater while stroking the spine of a fat young boy.
    Hunter S. Thompson
  • The child begins with crude sex alone. It innocently indulges itself in sensual pleasures. It loves kissing and to be kissed, stroking and to be stroked, fondly contemplating its excretions. The civilized society into which it is born magnifies the importance of these insignificant local sensations, gives them intellectual depth. It creates a handsome receptacle, love, to contain the humours of this unnaturally enlarged instinct.
    Laura Riding
  • Wilde himself wrote some things that were not immorality, but merely bad taste; not the bad taste of the conservative suburbs, which merely means anything violent or shocking, but real bad taste; as in a stern subject treated in a florid style; an over-dressed woman at a supper of old friends; or a bad joke that nobody had time to laugh at. This mixture of sensibility and coarseness in the man was very curious; and I for one cannot endure (for example) his sensual way of speaking of dead substances, satin or marble or velvet, as if he were stroking a lot of dogs and cats.
    Oscar Wilde

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