"stroke" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

stroke verbo

stroke + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 25
stroke one's hair • stroke one's head • stroke one's cheek • stroke one's beard • stroke one's chin • stroke one's hand • ...
verbo + stroke
Kolokacji: 6
begin stroking • keep stroking • stop stroking • continue stroking • start stroking • ...
stroke + preposición
Kolokacji: 20
stroke with • stroke in • stroke to • stroke over • stroke from • ...
stroke + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 13
gently stroke • absently stroke • lightly stroke • idly stroke • slowly stroke • ...
(1) gently, lightly, softly
Kolokacji: 3
(3) idly, slowly, hard
Kolokacji: 3
1. idly stroke = bezczynnie cios idly stroke
  • The tawny-haired woman sat by the fire, idly stroking the young wolf's ears.
  • He stroked idly at a small cut at the point of his square jaw.
  • John studied the board, idly stroking the rook while he pondered his next move.
  • They lay there for a long moment, Palmer idly stroking her hair.
  • The general idly stroked a finger down the white scar on the side of his face.
  • Richard idly stroked his lower lip as he considered that important bit of news.
  • Professor Post nodded, idly stroking his black beard for a moment.
  • Tev idly stroked his chin, but the reflection did not move.
  • He picked up a doll from the bed and stood there idly stroking her hair.
  • Abby sat turned away from the old woman and the three men as with one hand she idly stroked the sack in her lap.
2. slowly stroke = wolno cios slowly stroke
3. stroke hard = cios mocno stroke hard
(4) tenderly, lovingly
Kolokacji: 2

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