- present participle of stoke.
stoking
Example Sentences
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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
In both cases, we scrambled improvisationally, after the fact, stoking fear and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Excellent earnings growth for publicly listed tech companies is stoking optimism about unlisted ones, sending their valuations higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A broad-based tech selloff accelerated Tuesday as memory-chip stocks retreated, stoking skepticism about the artificial-intelligence trade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
I spotted Charles Beckendorf from the Hephaestus cabin stoking the forge outside the camp armory.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
