To stoke is to poke a fire and fuel it so that it burns higher. Stoke can also mean "incite" — a principal's impassive silence in the face of requests for more tater tots might stoke the flames of student anger. When a surfer says, "I am so stoked," it means she is excited — the fire of enthusiasm is burning hotter.
What does it mean to stoke the flames?
transitive verb. 1 : to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel. 2 : to feed abundantly.
How do you use Stoke in a sentence?
stir up or tend; of a fire.
- Stoke up for the day on a good breakfast.
- He continued to stoke up hatred in his speeches.
- You should stoke up now you may not get another meal today.
- Miss Brown and her friend, both from Stoke, were arrested on the 8th of June.
- These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.
