stroking
なでる
解説 Definition
stroking は stroke（なでる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。手で人や動物、物の表面をやさしくなでる動作を表します。
Moving a hand gently and repeatedly over a person, animal, or surface, usually to show affection, provide comfort, or calm someone. It is the present participle and gerund form of the verb stroke in its sense of touching softly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 stroke「なでる」の無音の e を取って -ing を付け、stroke /stroʊk/ から stroking /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/ と末尾に音節が加わる。手を猫の毛や子どもの手に沿って一方向へやさしく滑らせる場面を思い浮かべる。petting より具体的な手の動きを示し、stroke には「一筆」など別義もあるので文脈で区別する。
Begin with stroke in its gentle-touch sense. Drop the silent final e and add -ing to form stroking. The pronunciation changes from /stroʊk/ to /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/ by adding a final syllable. Imagine a hand moving smoothly along a cat’s fur, a dog’s head, or a child’s hand. The motion is soft and often repeated, especially to comfort or calm. Petting is a broader affectionate interaction with an animal, while stroking highlights the smooth movement of the hand across a surface. Context separates this meaning from other senses of stroke.
例文
She was stroking the cat gently.
彼女は猫をやさしくなでていました。
He kept stroking the dog's head.
彼は犬の頭をなで続けました。
The nurse calmed the child by stroking his hand.
看護師はその子の手をなでて落ち着かせました。
stroking の類義語・関連語
stroking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 strācian（なでる・さする）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *straik-（触れて動かす）が語根。手を一方向に滑らせる動作が原義で、筆の一筆（stroke）も同根。関連語: stroke（一撃・発作）、strike（打つ）。優しくなでる動作と強く打つ動作が同じ語根から分かれた。
Stroking is formed from stroke and the suffix -ing. The verb in the sense of gently passing the hand over something is associated with Old English strācian, meaning to stroke or caress. Related Germanic forms conveyed movement across a surface. The noun stroke later developed several senses based on a single directed movement, including a brushstroke, a swimming movement, and a blow. In stroking, the gentle, continuous hand movement is the relevant sense.
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