poking

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UK/ˈpəʊkɪŋ/US/ˈpoʊkɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is poked.

Similar
jabjabbingpokethrustthrusting
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of poke
nounpoking (plural pokings)

plural pokings

  1. The act by which something is poked.

    perfunctory proddings and pokings

    1922, E. E. Cummings, The Enormous Room
adjectivepoking (comparative more poking, superlative most poking)

comparative more poking · superlative most poking

  1. drudging; servile

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

Similar
jabjabbingpokethrustthrusting
Broader
gesture
Also see
jabjabbingpokethrustthrusting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with poking

smokingchokingstroking
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Anagrams

gopnik
Cite this entry
APA

poking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poking

MLA

“poking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poking.

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