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piking

verb

present participle of pike
as in bayoneting

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  1. thrusting
  2. riddling
  3. punching
  4. poking
Verb
  • On Kauai’s south shore, Hurricane Lowell lifted a home off its foundation and split it in two, the storm’s powerful winds thrusting part of the structure across the street.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrusting
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  • But asteroids and comets have also bombarded Mercury, riddling it with impact craters, much like the pockmarked surface of Earth’s moon.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of riddling
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  • Since the turn of the century, car makers have been among the crown jewels of the German economy, punching above their weight in terms of investment and innovation.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • See, the way my thighs are set up, running long distance in a pair of shorty shorts would just mean punching a one-way ticket to Chafe-town.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of punching
Verb
  • Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Video posted to social media showed one car nearly submerged, with just its sunroof poking above the water, as people moved other vehicles farther from the rising tides.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of poking
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“Piking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piking. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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