Tā fǔmó zhe nà kuài jiù huáibiǎo, xiànrù le huíyì.
He stroked the old pocket watch and sank into memory.
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usage
抚摩 (fǔmó) and 抚摸 (fǔmō) are interchangeable; 抚摸 is now more frequent in everyday writing. Both describe slow, gentle, tender stroking — of a person, a pet, or an object full of meaning.