poking

poking
Synonyms and related words:
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, snail-paced, snaillike, staggering, strolling, tentative, toddling, tortoiselike, tottering, trudging, turtlelike, unhurried, waddling

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  • Poking — Pok ing, a. Drudging; servile. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Bred to some poking profession. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Poking — Poke Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poking — catching fish with a net or spear where a pushing, jabbing or poking motion is used …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Poking-stick — Pok ing stick , n. A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poking — pəʊk n. push, thrust; insertion, act of sticking in; strike from a fist; pokeweed, perennial tall plant that bears juicy purple berries and poisonous root (used in medicine for treating rheumatic conditions) v. push, thrust; insert, stick in;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • poking — noun a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) he warned me with a jab with his finger he made a thrusting motion with his fist • Syn: ↑jab, ↑jabbing, ↑poke, ↑thrust, ↑thrusting • Derivational …   Useful english dictionary

  • poking stick — noun : a small rod made of wood, bone, or metal and formerly used to stiffen the pleats of ruffs …   Useful english dictionary

  • poking-stick — pōˈking stick noun A small rod formerly used for adjusting the pleats of ruffs • • • Main Entry: ↑poke …   Useful english dictionary

  • Poke (gesture) — Poking is an action of tapping and/or softly jabbing another person with the tip of one s finger or a sharp object. This is usually done to gain the other s attention. However, it is also commonly used as a form of teasing, joking around with, or …   Wikipedia

  • Chuōjiǎo — Part of the series on Chinese martial arts List of Chinese martial arts Terms Kung fu (功夫) Wushu (武術) Qigong (氣功) Historical places …   Wikipedia

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