poke along

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Word Origin & History

"to push, prod, thrust," especially with something pointed, c.1300, puken "to poke, nudge," of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Middle Dutch poken "to poke" (Dutch beuken), or Middle Low German poken "to stick with a knife" (cf. German pochen "to knock, rap"), both from Proto-Germanic root *puk-, perhaps imitative. Related: Poked; poking. To poke fun "tease" first attested 1840; to poke around "search" is from 1809. To poke along "advance lazily; walk at a leisurely pace" is from 1833.

Example Sentences forpoke along

If you think I'm going to poke along behind like a snail, you're mistaken!

You had to poke along with your cylinders spitting, and just whistle and yell—sort of blow them off into the snow-drifts.

Some colts are naturally inclined to poke along at a snail's pace when walking, and are most satisfactory in every other respect.

She had little patience to poke along, and that was exactly what Dolly did when January drove.

I think I'll let you young things go your own gait, and I'll poke along back towards home.

Now that we were out of the traffic jam, I could poke along and use the camera myself.

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