つっつく
N1突っ突く突っつく
[tsutsuku]
Definitions
1.Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
2.Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
to peck at (one's food); to pick at
3.Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
to egg on; to put up to
Example Sentences
子供が棒で地面をつっついて遊んでいた。
A child was playing by poking the ground with a stick.
鳥がくちばしで餌をつっついて食べていた。
A bird was pecking at its food with its beak.
隣の人に肘でつっつかれて居眠りから起きた。
I was nudged with an elbow by the person next to me and woke from my nap.