Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.kɪŋ/
verb To push or jab at something with a finger or a sharp object.
A1 The cat was poking at the ball of yarn.
A2 She was poking her friend to get her attention.
B1 The child kept poking the button on the toy to make it play music.
B2 He was poking around in the bushes looking for his lost keys.
C1 The detective was poking holes in the suspect's alibi.
C2 She was poking fun at her colleague's fashion sense.
formal She was poking the fire to keep it burning brightly.
informal Stop poking me, I'm trying to concentrate!
slang He keeps poking around in other people's business.
figurative His words were like poking a hornet's nest, causing a lot of trouble.
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