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poke at

v. to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: nudge, prod]

Usage examples of "poke at".

Blue Duck asked, as Hair On The Lip began to poke at the wound in his side.

Given that in the past day or so no less than three different parties had taken a poke at me, I felt totally justified in being on edge.

And the more patient you are, the more compelled I am to poke at you.

She stood outside herself, watching her face melt, her skull crack open, and dimly seen shapes poke at her with hard sticks.

I have always suspected that those Guthrie bones made her womb an uncomfortable place to lie, giving her a way to poke at you even before you first breathed the air of the world, but that’.

Wizards could poke at this for a year and still say there was nothing magic about it, eh?