Gesture and Stroke

Gesture

Gesture noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Stroke and gesture are semantically related. in movement topic. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead a noun "Gesture", when it comes to topics like curve, arc.

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

Stroke

Stroke noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Synonyms for Stroke

Antonyms for Stroke

Gesture and stroke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gesture" instead a noun "Stroke".

Nearby Words: stroked, stroking

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How words are described

rare	rare gesture	rare stroke
certain	certain gesture	certain stroke
single	single gesture	single stroke
little	little gesture	little stroke
Other adjectives: quick, dramatic, silly, final, mere, last.

Both words in one sentence

Jim Sweeney: (translating Josie's faux-Albanian) "I like to stroke the big ones... Some of those sheep play really hard-to-get... (catches Josie in an unfortunate gesture) ...I think that speaks for itself..."

Source: Bestiality Is Depraved
Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Mulder and Scully would touch each other's forehead, stroke each other's hair, hold each other's head or cup each other's face.

Source: Series / The X-Files

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