- present participle of stoke.
stoking
Example Sentences
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Beshear’s newly published book, which is de rigueur for potential candidates seeking to raise their political profile and lay out a vision, is also stoking talk of 2028.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The board noted that some upside risks to inflation are materializing, with the Middle East conflict and an AI investment boom stoking demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Global fund managers are being haunted by a new worry — the possibility that bond yields could shoot higher in a “disorderly” manner, stoking volatility that potentially spills over into stocks and the broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
He allegedly has close ties with Myanmar's ultranationalist monk Wirathu, who is accused of stoking religious tensions there.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The boy I’d seen in the last dream was stoking the bellows, except he was taller now, almost my age.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
