poke around

phrasal verb

poked around; poking around; pokes around

informal

: to look around or search through something

He poked around in his closet for something to wear to the party.

—often used figuratively

I don't want you poking around in my personal life.

Examples of poke around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That day, a lone killdeer was spotted in the field, poking around the mud. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Some poking around on the internet shows that Eden and Greene were at the MGM Grand's Celebrity Room in December 1973. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Jeanie Thompson, 23, a writer and marketer in Boston, recently started poking around Fide, an invite-only career app where one feature allows users to ask an AI agent about topics like preparing for a job interview or getting started in a certain field. —Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025

The deceased was an almost-client of Honey’s, which sets her off poking around and looking for answers. —Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for poke around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground