noun
- the action of pushing or prodding something
verb
- present participle of poke; pushing or prodding with a finger or pointed object
Examples
- She was poking the fire with a stick to make it burn brighter.
- Stop poking me in the arm!
- He was poking around in the attic looking for old photos.
- The child was poking holes in the sand with her finger.
- I saw him poking his head out the window.
- The constant poking made the dog irritated.
- She felt a gentle poking on her shoulder.