POOCHING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

pooching

verb

present participle of pooch, chiefly dialect

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point his lower lip pooched out in disappointment

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The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points.

— Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026

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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
If their edges are poking out from your ice sphere, your ice will melt and break apart faster.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026

Definition of poking

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As the influence of the Daoism of Celestial Masters spread, Zhang Daoling would also come to be seen as a powerful deity in his own right, often depicted with bulging eyes and wearing a red robe, accompanied by a tiger.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Dodgers two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani waddled through the clubhouse after the Dodgers’ 4-3 comeback victory against the Padres on Friday night, the bulging ice wraps around his left knee and right arm creating a penguin-like effect to his gait.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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