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Examples of poking
poking
It shimmers like a brown-red moon poking over the horizon on a hot summer night.
From the courier-journal.com
He got the ball, but only by poking eight stiff studs in between Morel's ankles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Test for tenderness by poking the beets with a toothpick right through the foil.
From the thenewstribune.com
When I want a good melon, I don't rely on pinching, poking or even a good shake.
From the washingtonpost.com
The babies are expected to begin poking out their heads or feet as early as May.
From the orlandosentinel.com
You expect the tanned people there to be poking with chopsticks at tuna sashimi.
From the nytimes.com
Babies nursing, playing, dozing, poking kittens and happily hitting one another.
From the suntimes.com
The slender, square tome was to be found poking out of backpacks the world over.
From the independent.co.uk
And yes, there's been the requisite Internet chuckling and late-night TV poking.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
- Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- Dawdler: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- Intrude: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- Sack: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- Stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
- Poe is a popular dish in Tahiti, where it is frequently eaten as a dessert, although it can also be served along with other dishes at a traditional tamaraa or feast. It is a sweet, pudding-like confection made from bananas, papaya, or mangoes cooked with manioc and coconut cream. ...
- Facebook is a social networking website, founded in 2004. This is a list of features that can be found on the Facebook website, as well as technology features on the website.
- A Gamut of Games, written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969, contains rules for a large number of paper and pencil, card, and board games. Many of the games in the book had never before been published. ...
