pokings
Repeated finger jabs
Pokings are instances of poking—prodding with a finger, stick, or other implement.
The word appears in contexts involving repeated or multiple pokes: The pokings and jabbings of the medical exam left him sore.
It can also refer to nosy investigations: Her pokings into the family history upset her relatives.
Persistent urging forward
- jabbingThrusting sharply and quickly
- nudgingLight push to prompt
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
touching · pushing · pressing · tapping · thrusting · needling · elbowing · digging
prodding
Persistent urging forward
- jabbingThrusting sharply and quickly
- nudgingLight push to prompt
- probingThoroughly investigating something
fingering · touching · pushing · pressing · tapping · thrusting · needling · elbowing · digging · goading
stoking
Feeding a fire
coals · fireplace · hearth · tending · kindling · ash · flames · logs · grate · burning
snooping
Secretly investigating others
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosingInvestigating with curiosity
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
inquiring · searching · rummaging · investigating · examining · probing · ferreting · digging · exploring · scrutinizing
- poking funMocking in jest
- poking aroundSearching aimlessly through things
- poking the bearNeedlessly angering something powerful
- poking alongMoving without urgency
- poking aboutSearching without clear purpose