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

Rather than respond directly to the company, Muddy Waters took to X, where it posted a meme goading SoFi to “run that game.”

From Barron's

The five-dollar bill crumpled in the bottom of my pocket taunted me, goading me to get my photograph taken like Ba and Auntie Matchmaker wanted.

From Literature

Pollock is known for goading the opposition and extravagant try-scoring celebrations.

From BBC

All of a sudden, a brass band appeared, goading the star into a few bars of his song.

From BBC

Note, for instance, how this kerfuffle is goading his critics into defending the indefensible.

From The Wall Street Journal

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