- present participle of stoke.
stoking
Example Sentences
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This initiative, along with other financing strategies, has raised concerns that Nvidia is artificially stoking demand for its own products.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Persistent risks to regional shipping could push oil well above $100 a barrel, analysts say, stoking inflation and straining an already fragile global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May on Thursday after several days of increases, stoking fears of higher inflation and a lower likelihood of interest rate cuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A broad-based tech selloff accelerated Tuesday as memory-chip stocks retreated, stoking skepticism about the artificial-intelligence trade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
You dipped into the muddy waters of the Harlem River and shouted °taste and see * that we Black folk be good at fanning hope and stoking the fires of dreams deferred.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
