spiking

verb

Definition of spikingnext
present participle of spike
1
as in stabbing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey

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2
as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiking
  1. stabbing
  2. stimulating
  3. picking
  4. stirring
  5. piercing
Verb
  • Sauron mostly maintains the upper hand, eventually stabbing Galadriel with his spiky crown and taking the Nine Rings from her.
    Hayden Mears, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Austin also expressed condolences to Gallant over a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv yesterday in which six people were killed, which Israeli police have called a terrorist attack.
    Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of stabbing
Verb
  • Some studies suggest that biotin may be helpful for stimulating hair growth and preventing hair loss.
    Marie Courtois, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By stimulating specific points along the body’s meridians, acupuncture is believed to help regulate the flow of Qi (life energy).
    Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stimulating
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  • These racists were then able to spin a narrative about how Black players were picking on Clark, relying on all the racist stereotypes of Black people as dangerous, violent, and treacherous.
    Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Governments often do a poor job of picking winners.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of picking
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  • Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 1 minute.
    Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And as the model offers only 224 ft lbs of torque on tap in manual mode, most NSX owners will be stirring the silky manual gearbox and enjoying the 8,000 rpm redline much of the time, rewarded by the scintillating exhaust note.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stirring
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  • Blaring guitars and clashing drums are paired, and piercing synths turn up the volume on Gartland’s alt-pop, making for a dynamic project exploring the inherent chaos of romance.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With Bose’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition ones especially, the white is piercing and not difficult to spot.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piercing
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