- present participle of stoke.
stoking
Example Sentences
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Another surge in oil prices is stoking inflation concerns and helping force benchmark borrowing costs to multi-month highs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May on Thursday after several days of increases, stoking fears of higher inflation and a lower likelihood of interest rate cuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Beijing-based startup claims that the model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, stoking what some analysts called “DeepSeek 2.0 concerns”—a nod to the rival Chinese AI startup that upended global markets early last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Traders remain in buoyant mood after news that the two foes had ended their conflict, which had sent energy costs soaring and stoking inflation, sending shivers through the global economy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Next to the huts and tents, women prepare food, blowing and stoking the fires, coughing as the smoke finds their faces.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
