About The Word Poking

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Poking

Poking Meaning & Definition
Poking Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poking?

[n] a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Poking: jab | jabbing | poke | thrust | thrusting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Poking: ambling | cautious | circumspect | claudicant | crawling | creeping | creeping like snail | deliberate | delving | digging | easy | faltering | fishing | flagging | foot-dragging | gentle | gradual | halting | hobbled | hobbling | idle | in search of | indolent | languid | languorous | lazy | leisurely | limping | loaded for bear | looking for | lumbering | moderate | nosy | out for | out for bear | poky | probing | prying | relaxed | reluctant | sauntering | searching | shuffling | slack | slothful | slow | slow as death | slow as molasses | slow as slow | slow-crawling | slow-foot | slow-going | slow-legged | slow-moving | slow-paced | slow-poky | slow-running | slow-sailing | slow-stepped | sluggish | snaillike | snail-paced | staggering | strolling | tentative | toddling | tortoiselike | tottering | trudging | turtlelike | unhurried | waddling

See Also | gesture

Poking In Webster's Dictionary

\Pok"ing\, a. Drudging; servile. [Colloq.] Bred to some poking profession. --Gray.

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