prod
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
prodded
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past participleof prod.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 prod.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
prodverb (used with object)to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
Example Sentences
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But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the next over, Bethell prodded at one from Will O'Rourke he could have left and edged to second slip.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
As the guarantors of European security, U.S. officials have long prodded European politicians on various issues—but usually behind closed doors and rarely with the bluntness of Trump’s diplomats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
But like me, she’d all but given up, having prodded him and been shut down enough times already.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
