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Stroking vs Edging - What's the difference?

stroking | edging |

As verbs the difference between stroking and edging

is that stroking is present participle of lang=en while edging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between stroking and edging

is that stroking is the act by which something is stroked while edging is something that forms, defines or marks the edge.

stroking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is stroked.
  • * Milton
    • I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears.
  • (textiles) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
    • (Webster 1913)

    edging

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • (orgasm control)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that forms, defines or marks the edge.
    • The decorative edging around the door makes it easier to find in the dark.
  • (rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
  • The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.

    • Antonyms

    * (climbing) smearing