stroking

English Thesaurus

1. a light touch with the hands (noun.act)

hypernym	:	touch, touching,
definition	:	the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)

hyponym	:	caress,
definition	:	a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) (noun.act)

derivation	:	stroke,
definition	:	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions (verb.contact)

derivation	:	stroke,
definition	:	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions (verb.contact)