What does poking mean?
Definitions for poking
pok·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word poking.
Princeton's WordNet
jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting(noun)
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
"he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
Webster Dictionary
Poking
of Poke
Poking(adj)
drudging; servile
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of poking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of poking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of poking in a Sentence
You know, someone poking themselves with [ a needle ], or someone reusing them, it sort of encourages the safe practice of disposing of them.
I was actually alerted when I heard the next-door neighbor, Chris, screaming - she is very frightened of snakes you see, we were a bit weary but something yesterday made me go out with a rod and start poking at everything looking for it. I think it was the birds, the pigeons I think they were making loads of noise and squawking. I knew something was down there. I just got a feeling that it was here.
An online poll is poking a big joke to the population by asking to make a pick about the worst synthetic statue, the wise is wondering if any of them is even to be considered a good one.
We’re talking about a billionaire with one of the most valuable companies in the history of the world who has seemingly gotten away with poking the SEC before.
This is actually poking a hole in the capital account, the interest rate and foreign exchange markets will be forced into changes, and it will pose a challenge to China's financial market as interest rate controls will no longer matter.
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Translations for poking
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- piszkálásHungarian
- frugandoItalian
- cutucandoPortuguese
- గుచ్చుకోవడంTelugu
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