goad
noun
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
goaded
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past participleof goad.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof goad.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
goadnouna stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
Example Sentences
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The fans goaded Kuniskis to rip a burnout, spinning the truck’s wheels in place until rubber turned into smoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The first purpose is to keep the audience laser-focused on the differences between love and romance, leading them to believe that observing the distinction is their own doing, not something Barker goaded them into.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
After Reds captain Virgil van Dijk scored a 92nd-minute winner in their 3-2 victory, Simeone reacted after he appeared to be goaded by a small number of home fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
"If you 'bout to drop, she gotta approve/This girl really 'bout to make you act like you not in a feud," he goaded: "Yeah, shoutout to Taylor Swift/Biggest gangster in the music game right now."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
Plunking it onto the paste, they goaded it forward and discovered to their delight that its footprints did indeed match those of the fossil Buckland had been studying.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
