stoking
- present participle of stoke.
Example Sentences
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Another surge in oil prices is stoking inflation concerns and helping force benchmark borrowing costs to multi-month highs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May on Thursday after several days of increases, stoking fears of higher inflation and a lower likelihood of interest rate cuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Excellent earnings growth for publicly listed tech companies is stoking optimism about unlisted ones, sending their valuations higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"I will not in any way lend a hand to stoking this tension," Tusk told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mother was out in the kitchen and I’d been stoking up the fire.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
