stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
… limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car.—
Keith Naughton
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The Western is sort of stoked with a forge full of cliches.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
But the controversy surrounding the event with halftime performer Bad Bunny likely stoked additional interest.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Target’s latest turnaround effort comes the same month Walmart soared past $1 trillion in market value, stoking investor fears that the retail chain’s efforts are too little and too late.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stoke
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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