POKING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he warned me with a jab with his finger
    • he made a thrusting motion with his fist
    Hypernyms(s) poking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)