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—
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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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The shock and interest around the cases were also stoked by the rambling handwritten and misspelled letters Berkowitz sent to police, claiming he was being led by the order of a bloodthirsty demon (or dog) named Sam who demanded more death and chaos.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
But the 25-year-old needs no bulletin-board material or external kindling to stoke the fire.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
Additionally, because of that defiance that Makin helped stoke initially, Libby's rise could foreshadow a wide-ranging impact on the state's political balance of power in the 2026 midterms and Maine's gubernatorial election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
The shooting stoked anger along the border and prompted an end to then-President Bill Clinton’s military deployment to the border.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
But the 25-year-old needs no bulletin-board material or external kindling to stoke the fire.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
Additionally, because of that defiance that Makin helped stoke initially, Libby's rise could foreshadow a wide-ranging impact on the state's political balance of power in the 2026 midterms and Maine's gubernatorial election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
The shooting stoked anger along the border and prompted an end to then-President Bill Clinton’s military deployment to the border.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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