piking

Definition of pikingnext
present participle of pike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piking
Verb
  • After fighting to find their way back to one another, Henry and Julia were at the standing stones of Craig Na Dun, hoping to return to their own time, and Brian and Ellen’s romantic escape was interrupted as the 1715 Jacobite Rising began, thrusting the clans into war.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier on Tuesday, the rapper was accused in a new lawsuit of punching a man two years ago at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Surveillance video shown to CBS News Philadelphia shows the suspect repeatedly punching Ballou.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For his part, Anderson possessed a wry sense of humor and wasn’t above poking fun at himself.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This second season is once again poking at inertia and stasis and how romantic relationships can crumble into a series of self-destructive choices.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Piking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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