poke
verb (used with object)
to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc..
was poking
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past progressiveof poke.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Trump claims his White House designs spring from his character as a builder; on Tuesday, he was poking around on the West Wing roof.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
“He was poking his head out and we made eye contact,” she testified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Suddenly, on the final half-lap at the Martinsville short track, Chastain’s car looked as if it was turned up to hyper-speed while everyone else was poking along.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
If anything, he said, he was poking fun at himself, because he doesn’t aesthetically fit the bill of a posh Gangnam local.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
He’d ducked his head so that was all that was poking out of the hole.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
