prod
verb (used with object), prod·ded, prod·ding.
noun
Origin of prod
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Related Words for prodding
press, nudge, prompt, propel, motivate, goad, remind, provoke, spur, stimulate, prick, crowd, shove, dig, drive, punch, push, jog, elbow, jabExamples from the Web for prodding
Contemporary Examples of prodding
But, as the people of Irving are now discovering, all of this poking and prodding is not without potential consequences.
It was only after some prodding from other commenters that Faircloth came up with a name.
The most challenging might be prodding Taliban leaders to enter talks.
‘Homework to Do’: The Afghanistan-Pakistan Peace Talk Tipping PointShamila N. Chaudhary, Omar Samad
April 26, 2013
One thing that Richard's heart leaves us in no doubt about, however, is this: prodding around with dead kings is fun.
Khrushchev said he would remove them “in due course,” but did he need some prodding by ratcheting up the blockade?
The Commander-in-Chief Test: What the Cuban Missile Crisis Tells Us About JFKDavid G. Coleman
October 16, 2012
Historical Examples of prodding
I was prodding for my food into a camp-kettle when they were howling for their pap.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
By this time Judson had pinned him in a corner, and was prodding him with the half-butt.
Soldiers Three, Part II.Rudyard Kipling
All they needed was prodding to translate that willingness into law.
Susan B. AnthonyAlma Lutz
The peasants walked by the oxen, prodding them with short sticks.
Trapped in 'Black Russia'Ruth Pierce
I knew he had an out; I was just prodding him into springing it.
A Spaceship Named McGuireGordon Randall Garrett