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strokedverbpast tense of stroke to touch or handle in a tender or loving mannerthe young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him caressed, fondled, gentled, loved, patted, petted billed, canoodled, cuddled, necked, nestled, nosed, nuzzled, snuggled, spoonedfelt up, pawedcradled, embraced, enfolded, huggedbounced, dandledkneaded, massagedbabied, coddled, indulged, mollycoddled, pampered, spoiled(or chiefly British spoilt) to praise too mucha politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors adulated, belauded, blarneyed, buttered up, flattered, hero-worshipped(also hero-worshiped), honeyed(also honied), massaged, overpraised, puffed, soft-soaped blandished, cajoled, coaxed, sweet-talked, wheedledfawned, kowtowed, sucked (up to), toadiedidolized, worshipped(also worshiped)eulogized, extolled, lauded, praisedapplauded, commended, complimentedcongratulated, felicitateddrooled, gushed, slavered, slobberedendeared, ingratiatedcourted, romanced, wooed bad-mouthed, belittled, decried, depreciated, disparaged, put down |