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poking

/ˈpəʊkɪŋ/

Meanings
  • To make a soft contact with something, often used as a gesture.

    - "He poked me gently on the arm."
    - "She poked her head into the room to see what was happening."

Synonyms

drill , nail , pound , fumble , glaum , root
Rhymes
Words rhyming with poking
poke , yoke , smoke , moke
Variants
List of all variants of poking that leads to same result
poke , poke fun at , poked , poked fun at , pokes , pokes fun at , poking , poking fun at , poke about , poked about , pokes about , poking about , poke along , poked along , pokes along , poking along , poke around , poked around , pokes around , poking around
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originating from Old English 'pocan' meaning 'to strike gently' or 'to touch lightly'.


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