poking vs jabbing

poking and jabbing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poking	Yes	No	No	No
jabbing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poking and jabbing are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of poking include jab, poke, thrust, thrusting.

poking (noun)	jabbing (noun)
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)	a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)