is poking
- present progressive of poke (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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As a choreographer, Lidberg is poking at the way desire is entangled with parts of the psyche formed in childhood.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
The animal is poking her head through an aperture in her enclosure, nosing a thin computer monitor that’s displaying a livestock version of the “which one doesn’t belong?” game.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
“So yes, it is mostly just falling down, falling in love or farting, but from a wider angle, clown is poking fun at the human condition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Rob Lowe is poking some fun at his friendship with Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger.
From Fox News ● Oct. 1, 2019
Like someone is poking it with a stick.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
