poke
verb (used with object)
to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc..
is poking
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present progressiveof poke (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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
Tracy Morgan is poking fun at himself after a Golden Globes blunder.
From Fox News ● Feb. 28, 2021
Like someone is poking me in the throat.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
