goading

American  

[goh-ding] / ˈgoʊ dɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of pricking, prodding, driving, or inciting with or as if with a goad.

   After a little goading from the crowd, he grabbed another habanero pepper and ate the whole darn thing.

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adjective

1. pricking or prodding with or as if with a goad; driving or inciting.

   It's precisely this unstable combination of insecurity and superiority that generates a goading need to prove oneself.

Etymology

Origin of goading

First recorded in 1540–50; goad ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; goad ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Goading them into working harder, the factory’s boss exchanged promises of raises for longer hours, and vacations for greater care for product quality.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2017

Goading him into doing more is not going to help you.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016

Goading Palin, Susteren said,”He’s also done one of the worst things you can do in politics, handing your opponents ammunition…He has handed them so much ammunition by his bizarre statements.”

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2012

Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Goading Ricky Ponting became a favourite English pastime during the Ashes last summer and the habit seems happily ingrained as England and Australia embark tomorrow upon the first of five one-day internationals.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2010

Goading Myrtle seemed to have put fresh heart into Ron.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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