poking
Nudging with finger
Poking is prodding or jabbing with a finger, stick, or other pointed object: Stop poking me.
It extends to any pushing motion through an opening: poking your head around the corner.
To be poking around or poking about is to explore casually or snoop: I found it poking around in the attic.
Poking along means moving slowly: We were just poking along on the back roads.
Thrusting sharply and quickly
- nudgingLight push to prompt
- proddingPersistent urging forward
- pushingApplying force to move
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
tapping · probing · finger · elbow · stick · sharp · gentle · repeated
Persistent unwanted attention
- botheringCausing irritation repeatedly
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- needlingPersistent mild taunting
badgering · harassing · teasing · provoking · goading · ribbing · taunting · getting at
Secretly investigating others
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosingInvestigating with curiosity
- rummagingSearching by moving things
- rootingActively cheering someone on
digging · searching · investigating · browsing · sifting · ferreting · delving · curious
Feeding a fire
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- coalsBurned or burning carbon
fireplace · hearth · kindling · flames · ash · logs · grate · bellows
Dominant social media platform
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- notificationFormal notice given
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- onlineNetwork-connected state
Extending beyond adjacent area
- juttingExtending sharply outward
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- emergingComing into view
- extendingIncreasing in reach
piercing · puncturing · breaking through · popping out · bulging · protruding
jabbing
Thrusting sharply and quickly
pressing · tapping · probing · finger · elbow · stick · sharp · gentle · repeated · persistent
pestering
Persistent unwanted attention
- botheringCausing irritation repeatedly
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
needling · badgering · harassing · teasing · provoking · goading · ribbing · taunting · getting at · winding up
snooping
Secretly investigating others
rooting · digging · searching · investigating · browsing · sifting · ferreting · delving · curious · intrusive
stoking
Feeding a fire
coals · fireplace · hearth · kindling · flames · ash · logs · grate · bellows
Dominant social media platform
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- notificationFormal notice given
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
online · digital · virtual · interaction · alert · messaging · nudge
sticking out
Extending beyond adjacent area
- juttingExtending sharply outward
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- emergingComing into view
extending · piercing · puncturing · breaking through · popping out · bulging · protruding
- fiddlingfiddling, fiddle, fiddler, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- sibling rivalrybickering, fighting, arguing, teasing, tattling
pokingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
ignoring · retreating · leaving alone · disengaging · avoiding
- poking funMocking in jest
- poking aroundSearching aimlessly through things
- poking the bearNeedlessly angering something powerful
- poking alongMoving without urgency
- poking aboutSearching without clear purpose
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