prod
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
had been prodding
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past perfect progressiveof prod.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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Nonprofit groups like Opportunity@Work, founded in 2015, and the Markle Foundation’s Skillful program, begun in 2016, had been prodding companies to adopt skills-based hiring.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
It didn’t help that crew members had been prodding and poking the actor through the sheet.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2017
It turned out that Maria knew exactly who A. was and had been prodding her to play with different groups.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2012
He knew now that Joe Cummins had been "prodding fun at him" and had no defense.
From The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail by William H. Ryus
Suddenly he felt himself smartly tapped on the back, and, turning round, perceived Mrs. Luna, who had been prodding him with her fan.
From The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) by Henry James
