つつくto poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to

家族(かぞく)みんなで寄(よ)せ鍋(なべ)をつつく。

We all dig into a hot pot as a family. {to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to}

陰(かげ)で他人(たにん)をつつく行為(こうい)は醜(みにく)いです。

The act of poking at others behind their back is ugly. {to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to}

棒(ぼう)で草(くさ)むらをつついたらカエルが出(で)てきました。

When I poked the bush with a stick, a frog came out. {to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to}

いろいろな角度(かくど)から問題(もんだい)をつついたら、やがて解決(かいけつ)策(さく)が見(み)えてくるでしょう。

If you probe the problem from various angles, you will eventually see a solution. {to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to}

国民(こくみん)や他(ほか)の政治(せいじ)家(か)からつつかれないようにするには、発言(はつげん)に気(き)をつけるべきだ。

In order not to be criticized by the public and other politicians, one should be careful about what they say. {to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at, to peck at (someone's faults, etc.), to egg on, to put up to}