piking

present participle of pike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piking
Verb
  • Head coach Sean McVay certainly acted like it, thrusting his fists through the air in triumph as Verse skipped down the field, howling at the sparsely populated crowd at M&T Bank Stadium.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Rockets believe Thompson still has tremendous potential that has yet to be unlocked, and the hope is that thrusting him into the starting point guard role will push him to reach new heights.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Vrabel’s methods are working, because the Patriots are exceeding expectations and punching above their weight atop the AFC East standings.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The video, which has more than 1,000 shares, captured a woman punching another woman on a counter when a man with a gray shirt walked up to them.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The mogul then posted a clip of herself poking fun at her look while getting final touch-ups of her face mask from her glam team at the Academy Museum gala.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But instead, teammate Nick Cousins was poking a little fun at Pinto’s contract situation and drew some laughs, including from Pinto himself.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Piking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piking. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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