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
Part of that shift to U.S. production is because new restrictions on EV tax credits are prodding automakers and battery makers to rethink production plans.
From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2023
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
But many workers feel under siege today, because the state and federal governments are prodding the industry to provide better care at lower costs.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2014
Administration officials are prodding the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to take tangible steps to heal sectarian rifts with the country’s Sunnis and Kurds.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2014
