goad
noun
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
is goading
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present progressiveof goad (3rd person singular).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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Note, for instance, how this kerfuffle is goading his critics into defending the indefensible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
He is goading us into fighting among ourselves about what is a real crisis and what is manufactured.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
At times, she comes across as earnest, if slightly oblivious; at times it seems like she knows exactly what she is doing, which is goading her dad.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2017
The new campaign slogan is goading your opponent into saying something deliciously mean.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
It is the restraint only that is killing him—that is goading him to madness!
From The Crusade of the Excelsior by Bret Harte
