prodding russian

• ты́кающий

  poking, jabbing, pointing, prodding

• ковыря́ющий

  picking, poking, prodding, tinkering

• ты́кавший

  poking, prodding, jabbing, thrusting

  addressing informally, using the familiar "you"

• ковыря́вший

  picking, poking, prodding

  fiddling with, tinkering with, messing with, digging (lightly)

• подковы́ривавший

  picking at, prying at, poking at

  needling, teasing, provoking, prodding

• ковыря́вшийся

  picking (at), poking, prodding, delving

  fiddling around, messing about, puttering, dawdling