poke at

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de pousser ou toucher quelque chose avec un objet pointu, ou au sens figuré, le fait de critiquer ou d'irriter quelqu'un de façon insistante.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of prodding or jabbing at something with a pointed object, or figuratively, to criticize or annoy someone persistently.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Prod or jabinformal

   To push or prod something repeatedly, often with a finger or a pointed object.

   Piquer ou donner des petits coups

   • He poked at the fire with a stick.
   • She poked at the cake to see if it was done.
   • Stop poking at your food and eat it.

   Synonymesdigjabnudgeprickprodstabtapthrust

   Antonymescaresscomfortsoothestroke

2. Criticize or teaseinformal

   To make critical or teasing remarks about someone or something.

   critiquer ou taquiner

   • The critics poked at the movie's weak plot.
   • He kept poking at her for being late.
   • They poked at his ideas during the meeting.

   Synonymesbaitcriticizegoadmockneedleprodribridiculetaunttease

Verbe de basepoke