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poking

2 syllables
nounadjective
Quick answer

As a noun, poking means the act by which something is poked. As an adjective, it means drudging.

Meanings of poking

3 meanings

verb

Present participle of poke

noun

  1. The act by which something is poked.

  2. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

    “he warned me with a jab with his finger”

    “he made a thrusting motion with his fist”

    Similar: jab, jabbing, poke, thrust, thrusting

adjective

  1. Drudging; servile

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
jabjabbingpokethrustthrusting

Words that rhyme with poking

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jokingsmokingchokingsoakingprovokingcroakingstrokingcloakinginvokingantismokingbrokingcokingevokingnonsmokingrevokingstoking

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