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Plying
- verb - apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric"
- travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
- use diligently; "ply your wits!"
- wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
Poking
- verb -
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- make a hole by poking
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
Poling
- verb - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
- support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
Poring
- verb - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Posing
- verb - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
- be a mystery or bewildering to;
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
- introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
- put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
Prying
- verb - be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- offensive inquisitiveness
- offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Puking
- verb -
- the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Puling
- verb - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
Racing
- verb - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- the sport of engaging in contests of speed
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
Raging
- verb - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
- be violent; as of fires and storms
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
- feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
- very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"