goad
noun
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
had been goading
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past perfect progressiveof goad.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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He had been goading legislators with his accelerating attempts to rule by decree, daring them to “go ahead” and impeach him — which the House voted to do in 1868 by an overwhelming majority.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
For weeks he had been goading her about running.
From Time Magazine Archive
And then, as if devils had been goading him, he hurried to the door.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
