poking
present participle ofpoke
| 单词 | poking |
| 释义 | poking present participle ofpoke poke verb uk/pəʊk/us/poʊk/pokeverb(PUSH)[T] topushafingeror otherpointedobjectquicklyinto someone or something: You'll poke someoneintheeyewith thatumbrellaif you're notcareful! Twokidswere poking astickintothedrain. Pushing and shoving
pokeverb(APPEAR)[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] to (causesomething to)appearorstretchout from behind or through somethingelse: Cathy poked herheadround thedoorto sayhello. The firstgreenshootsare pokingup throughthesoil. Protruding and sticking out
pokeverb(ON INTERNET)togreetsomeone on asocialnetworkingwebsitebyleavingthem aspecialshortmessage Internet terminology
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Welcoming, greeting & greetings Idiomspoke the bear poke fun atsomeone Phrasal verbpoke around Examplesofpokingpoking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Sometimes only partial materialization was achieved, with grimacing faces, flapping hands, and so onpokingout from the cabinet. From theCambridge English Corpus Specula- tors are alreadypokingtheir noses here and there, trying to smell out what profits are in it for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a fact that these old folk, like everybody else, do not like peoplepokingabout in their houses? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a clear role for the media, which need to stop using stereotypical images and stoppokingfun. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A very odd thing about politicians is that we lovepokinginto other people's business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have our wives and families in them, but we do not want anybody elsepokingaround. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no usepokingfun at management and saying that that is not what is needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder how much of that is due to peoplepokingtheir fingers in the wrong holes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that is an invitation to empire building andpokingof noses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I claim to represent the public interest, which is always a good alibi when you arepokingyour nose into other people's business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of us have been told we werepokingsticks into the machinery of local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They always walk in and startpokingaround by themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I recall being upbraided some years ago by an older councillor who accused me ofpokingmy nose into matter which should not worry me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Members find it hard to resistpokingfun at my continued idealism in raising the game of politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet we hear speeches criticising andpokingfun at the fact that we are building 300,000 houses and solving the housing problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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