prod
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
are prodding
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present progressiveof prod.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But dozens of Wall Street Journal readers have told me that their financial advisers are prodding them to put these funds in taxable accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But the Fed's steady rate hike plan, a weak yen and growing public discontent over rising living costs are prodding the BOJ to be bolder in brainstorming a future exit plan, sources said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2022
“We are prodding them to fulfill the promises they made when they came to power.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
School districts, public health departments and pediatricians are prodding families to get caught up on those vaccines before kids go back to school in a few weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2020
Generally it does not matter how many people are prodding him along or waiting out in the cold.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2020
