poke
verb (used with object)
to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc..
have been poking
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present perfect progressiveof poke.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Despite those serious intentions, Angelenos have been poking fun at the “Great Green Bin Apocalypse of 2025,” as journalist and podcaster Alissa Walker framed the situation on Bluesky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
A relentless barrage of Twitter memes have been poking fun at the queen’s demise.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
But Zhang’s memo raises questions about Facebook’s size, power, and accountability to its users — particularly its non-Western users — that outsiders have been poking at for years.
From The Verge ● Sep. 16, 2020
“We have been poking at this issue at different directions for some time.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2019
In the last-named poem Holmes may have been poking fun at the Brook Farmers and other enthusiasts who were preaching the simple life.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by William Joseph Long
