Definitions for poking
pok·ing

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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

   of Poke

2. Pokingadjective

   drudging; servile

Matched Categories

1. • Gesture

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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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. Jeff Coyne:

   You know, someone poking themselves with [ a needle ], or someone reusing them, it sort of encourages the safe practice of disposing of them.

2. Ghislaine Maxwell:

   Jenna, maxwell suggested that Virginia meet [Epstein] to apply for the job. Virginia was skeptical, pointing out that she didn’t have the proper training. But Maxwell assured her that she could learn on the job, noting that it looked as if Virginia was serious about her vocation—based on all the sticky notes she could see poking out of the anatomy book in her hands. She gave Virginia her address and phone number. ‘Why don’t you come by after work?’ Maxwell left, with a cheery, almost motherly goodbye.

3. Lin Jianjun:

   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.

4. Seth Dillon:

   We don’t concede for a moment that we are speaking hate speech here, we’re punching back, not down, and we’re poking holes in the popular narrative.

5. Michael Barton when:

   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.

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