poke around

phrasal verb

poked around; poking around; pokes around

informal

: to look around or search through something

He poked around in his closet for something to wear to the party.

—often used figuratively

I don't want you poking around in my personal life.

Examples of poke around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are decently unsettling moments as Mia’s quest leads her to poke around a decrepit former amusement park, the empty prison and other sites. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025

Few people enjoy someone else poking around their mouth. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025

More Local Antiquing Spots Part of the fun of heading to an area to shop is poking around at local antique shops. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025

The room, woodsy and rustico, with checkerboard floors and occasional Scandi flourishes, feels built for living in and for poking around, a please-touch museum of artful objects and accents. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for poke around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground