My father is always poking his nose into my private life.
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Poking
/ˈpəʊkɪŋ/
Synonyms for "poking" (94 found)
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Closest matches (19)
amblingcautiouscircumspectclaudicantcrawlingcreepingcreeping like snaildeliberatedelvingdiggingeasyfalteringfishingflaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragging
Strong matches (28)
Related words (47)
pokyprobingpryingrelaxedreluctantsaunteringsearchingshufflingslackslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-paced
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16 entriesfinger pokepoking aroundpoking atpoking behaviorpoking devicepoking gesturepoking holes inpoking incidentpoking intopoking motionpoking painpoking questionspoking stickpoking the datasetpoking throughprodding motion
Inflections
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8 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
My mother is always poking her nose into my private life.
Source: tatoeba (320625)
Tom was poking at the fire.
Source: tatoeba (2543948)
I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
Source: tatoeba (3453992)
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