stroke absent-mindedly

Examples (10)

• He often strokes his cat absent-mindedly while reading a book.
• The professor was stroking his beard absent-mindedly as he listened to the student's question.
• She stroked her son's hair absent-mindedly until he fell asleep.
• Lost in thought, he began to stroke the dog's fur absent-mindedly.
• While staring out the window, I realized I had been stroking the velvet cushion absent-mindedly.
• The old man sat on the park bench, stroking his chin absent-mindedly as he watched the children play.
• She listened to the music, her fingers stroking the smooth wooden table absent-mindedly.
• He would stroke his greyhound's ears absent-mindedly whenever he was worried.
• As the plot of the movie thickened, she stroked her own arm absent-mindedly, a nervous habit she had.
• He didn't notice he was stroking the puppy absent-mindedly until his friend pointed it out.