present participle of poke around

Synonym of skate over

To discuss or brainstorm ideas on a topic. / To switch between jobs, locations and other situations often.

To be connected with; to concern.

(informal, transitive) To beat up or handle roughly.

(Ireland) Alternative form of whip-round

plural of whip-around

(intransitive, obsolete) To give off smoke or steam; to be smoking.

(transitive, colloquial) To make an ostentatious show of; to show to everybody in a boastful manner.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.