noun
Meaning 1
The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stroking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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strōkʹ-ĭnɡ
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/ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊkɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T R OW1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of stroke
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
a light touch with the hands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stroke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: touch, touching
Narrower terms: caress
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.