stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car—
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
Synonyms
Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
Recent Examples on the Web
The latest drenching will stoke the already wondrous mix of wildflowers that are blooming from coastal bluffs to desert lowlands.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Then, during the recent three-part reunion, Richards acknowledged, in vague terms, that Umansky’s behavior had stoked trust issues.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The oversupply of Chinese goods in key industries is stoking tensions between the world’s biggest manufacturer and its major trading partners, including the United States and the European Union.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Severino, Manaea and Houser should round out the rotation, and if Acuna is anywhere as good as his brother, we will be stoked.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Gaza has long been under the rule of the Islamist group Hamas, which rejects peace with Israel and attacked it on Oct. 7, triggering a war that has stoked violence in the West Bank, where Israel has extensive Jewish settlements.
—NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Such a decline could stoke demand from would-be buyers.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The ban on gender-affirming care was part of a nationwide push to regulate the lives of transgender people and stoked fear in Missouri’s transgender community — prompting some to consider fleeing the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The image, which was released to photo news agencies, was then swiftly recalled over signs of obvious editing—which only stoked more intrigue from the public.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Then, during the recent three-part reunion, Richards acknowledged, in vague terms, that Umansky’s behavior had stoked trust issues.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The oversupply of Chinese goods in key industries is stoking tensions between the world’s biggest manufacturer and its major trading partners, including the United States and the European Union.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Severino, Manaea and Houser should round out the rotation, and if Acuna is anywhere as good as his brother, we will be stoked.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Gaza has long been under the rule of the Islamist group Hamas, which rejects peace with Israel and attacked it on Oct. 7, triggering a war that has stoked violence in the West Bank, where Israel has extensive Jewish settlements.
—NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Such a decline could stoke demand from would-be buyers.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The ban on gender-affirming care was part of a nationwide push to regulate the lives of transgender people and stoked fear in Missouri’s transgender community — prompting some to consider fleeing the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The image, which was released to photo news agencies, was then swiftly recalled over signs of obvious editing—which only stoked more intrigue from the public.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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