Definitions for poking
pok·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrustingnoun

   a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

   "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

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1. poking

   Poking is the act of jabbing, touching, or prodding someone or something, usually with your fingers, a sharp object, or a similar pointed instrument, often in order to get attention, as a way of teasing, or to test or investigate something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poking

   of Poke

2. Pokingadjective

   drudging; servile

Matched Categories

1. • Gesture

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of poking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of poking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of poking in a Sentence

1. Kenneth Juster:

   The restraint in mentioning China in any US-India communication or any Quad communication comes from Indian Ocean, which is very concerned about not poking China in the eye.

2. Tim Mucciante:

   I started poking around and trying to figure out what really happened here.

3. Barbara King:

   There was one gorilla whose long-term mate and friend died in the zoo, and he first tried to revive her, even bringing her favorite food to her and putting it in her hand and poking her, and then at some point he seemed to come to a really stunning realization that his friend was not going to move. I don’t know if that’s a concept of death, but his behavior changed and he let out a very agonizing wail and stopped trying to revive her. Clearly something cognitive and emotional happened to him at that moment.

4. Will Ferrell:

   If they're spoofing you, poking fun at you or mentioning you it's because you're part of American pop culture, and that's a good thing, I think.

5. Paul Carroll:

   It's been all about pressure and brinksmanship and military tools and tactics and chess something, and now to literally, directly taunt the leader of North Korea is like poking the hornet's nest yet again, if you do this kind of ratcheting (up) of rhetorical tensions but also sending military hardware into the region, if you do that absent of any kind of offramp or door or window for the North Koreans to consider walking through and reengaging in any sort of discussions, bad things are going to happen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poking