stoking

/S T OW1 K IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To poke, pierce, thrust.

verb
  1. 1

    To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.

  2. 2

    (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion.

  3. 3

    To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is stoked.

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