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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Economic uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China has stoked volatility and left investors uneasy.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting campaign has stoked fears about the data itself: that sensitive records might be mishandled, copied, leaked or lost.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
In Paraguay, these fears have been stoked by the proliferation of cowboy crypto miners, which, unlike MARA, operate illegally.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s why we’re stoked to see the Take the Day Off cleansing balm on sale for nearly 20% off right now during Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul sale.
—Kayleigh Drake, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting campaign has stoked fears about the data itself: that sensitive records might be mishandled, copied, leaked or lost.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
In Paraguay, these fears have been stoked by the proliferation of cowboy crypto miners, which, unlike MARA, operate illegally.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s why we’re stoked to see the Take the Day Off cleansing balm on sale for nearly 20% off right now during Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul sale.
—Kayleigh Drake, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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