stroke cheek

Frequency: 6.06.8 per million words

To move one's hand gently and slowly over someone's cheek.

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Examples (10)

  • The mother would gently stroke her sleeping baby's cheek.
  • He reached out to stroke her cheek, his touch sending a shiver down her spine.
  • "It's okay," she whispered, continuing to stroke his tear-stained cheek.
  • The grandfather smiled and lovingly stroked his grandchild's rosy cheek.
  • I remember how my father used to stroke my cheek whenever I was scared.
  • As he said goodbye, he couldn't resist the urge to stroke her cheek one last time.
  • From across the room, I watched him stroke her cheek with the back of his hand.
  • She sat beside him and began to stroke his unshaven cheek.
  • In the firelight, he tenderly strokes her cheek, marveling at her beauty.
  • While she was talking, he was absentmindedly stroking her cheek, lost in her words.