verb
- to add fuel to and tend a fire or furnace
- to increase or intensify something, especially emotions or conflict
Usage: often used with ‘up’
Examples
- The worker stoking the furnace added more coal.
- He stokeD the campfire to keep it burning through the night.
- The controversial speech stoked anger among the protesters.
- Don’t stoke up old arguments between family members.
- She stoked the wood-burning stove every few hours.
- The media coverage stoked fears about the economic crisis.
- They stoked the fire with dry branches and leaves.