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stoking

verb

Meaning

  1. To poke, pierce, thrust.
  2. To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
  3. (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion.
  4. To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
  5. The act by which something is stoked.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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