poking (Meaning)
poking (n)
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
poking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Poke
poking (a.)
Drudging; servile.
Synonyms & Antonyms of poking
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- hasty
- speeding
- swift
- running
- prompt
- ready
- breathless
- snappy
- fast
- fleet
- brisk
- quick
- quick
- rapid
- racing
- lightning
- prompt
- rushing
- rocketing
- rushing
- speedy
- dizzy
- whirlwind
- brisk
- fleet
- dizzy
- whirlwind
- rapid
- bolting
- ready
- snappy
- lightning
- speeding
- flying
- rocketing
- running
- flying
- racing
- speedy
- swift
- hasty
- breathless
- bolting
- fast
poking Sentence Examples
- The child poked her finger into the cake, eager to taste it.
- The doctor poked the patient's arm with a needle to draw blood.
- The dog kept poking its nose into the cracks in the floorboards.
- The cat poked its tongue out to lick its fur.
- The bird poked its beak into the hummingbird feeder.
- The toddler poked their brother with a toy truck.
- The student poked their finger into their eye while reading.
- The snake poked its head out of its hole in the ground.
- The fish poked its nose out of the water to see what was happening.
- The stick poked through the tarp, creating a small hole.
FAQs About the word poking
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)of Poke, Drudging; servile.
dragging, crawling, creeping,leisurely, pokey, slow, dillydallying, dilatory, dawdling, laggard
hasty, speeding, swift, running, prompt, ready, breathless, snappy, fast, fleet
The child poked her finger into the cake, eager to taste it.
The doctor poked the patient's arm with a needle to draw blood.
The dog kept poking its nose into the cracks in the floorboards.
The cat poked its tongue out to lick its fur.