stroke verb noun

II. verb ADVERB gently, lightly, slowly, softly, tenderly thoughtfully He stroked his beard thoughtfully. absently, absent-mindedly, idly She stroked his hair absently.

Stroke is used with these nouns as the subject:

hand

I. noun 1 of a brush, pen, etc. ADJECTIVE long, short broad (often figurative), thick I will outline in broad strokes our main ideas.