stroking
strok·ing/ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/noun, verb
stroking is spelled S-T-R-O-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (strok·ing). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stroking means “The act of making strokes or giving a stroke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stroking is strokings.
How many letters and syllables are in stroking?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-O-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: strok·ing |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stroking?
Stroking appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stroking?
- /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/
Stroking has 2 syllables, split strok·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stroking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stroking
- strokings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stroking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
- 2
The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stroke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).