Meaning & use
Poking
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Prodding or jabbing someone or something with a finger or pointed object; also, prying or meddling into something.
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Stop poking your brother with that pencil.
She caught him poking around in her desk drawer.
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Present participle of 'poke'; the phrase 'poking around' means investigating or searching, often intrusively.
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