poking
つつく
解説 Definition
つつくとは、指や棒などで軽く押したり刺したりする動作を表す。好奇心から何かを調べるように触れる行為や、誰かの注意を引くために軽く触れる行為にも使われる。比喩的に、問題や議論を掘り起こすことを意味する場合もある。
Poking is the present participle of poke and refers to pushing or prodding someone or something, usually with a finger or a narrow object. In poke around, it can also describe searching casually or inquisitively through a place or collection of things.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
poking は動詞 poke「指や棒でつつく」に -ing を付けた現在分詞で、語末の e を落として poke → poking となります。発音は /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/。keep poking「つつき続ける」、poke around「探し回る」、poke someone in/on the shoulder の場面をまとめて覚えましょう。軽く鋭く押す動作が核です。
Begin with poke, meaning to prod or push with a finger or pointed object. To form poking, drop the final silent e before adding -ing: poke becomes poking, pronounced /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/. Imagine a child repeatedly touching a sleeping cat with one finger; that small, directed movement is the core image. Then extend it to common patterns: keep poking means continue the action, poke someone on the shoulder means touch to attract attention, and poke around means search informally or inquisitively. Unlike stab, poke does not necessarily imply serious injury or force, although repeated poking can still annoy or hurt.
例文
The child kept poking the sleeping cat until it woke up.
その子どもは眠っている猫が目を覚ますまでつつき続けた。
He was poking around in the attic, looking for old photographs.
彼は古い写真を探して屋根裏部屋をあちこち調べ回っていた。
She felt someone poking her shoulder to get her attention during the meeting.
会議中、彼女は注意を引こうとして誰かが肩をつついているのを感じた。
poking の類義語・関連語
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poking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 poken（突く）から派生し、低地ドイツ語・オランダ語 poken（突く、かき回す）が起源。語根は「棒で突く」動作を表す。関連語: poker（火かき棒）、poke（突く）。道具で物をつつく原始的な動作がそのまま語義に残っている。
Poking is the present participle of poke, formed by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Poke is recorded in Middle English as poken and is related to words in neighboring Germanic languages that describe thrusting, prodding, or stirring with a pointed object. The concrete action remains central in modern English. Poker, originally an implement used for prodding or stirring a fire, belongs to the same word family, while poke around developed the figurative sense of searching inquisitively.
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