Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stroking \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. --Smollett.

Source : WordNet®

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