prod

[ prod ]

/ prɒd /

verb (used with object), prod·ded, prod·ding.

to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.

to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.

noun

the act of prodding; a poke or jab.

any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod.

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Origin of prod

First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR prod

2 impel, stir, prompt, excite.

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OTHER WORDS FROM prod

prod·der, nounun·prod·ded, adjective

Words nearby prod

procuress, procursive epilepsy, procyon, procyonidae, procès-verbal, prod, prod., prodd, prodi, prodigal, prodigal son

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Example sentences from the Web for prodding

But, as the people of Irving are now discovering, all of this poking and prodding is not without potential consequences.
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It was only after some prodding from other commenters that Faircloth came up with a name.
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The most challenging might be prodding Taliban leaders to enter talks.
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One thing that Richard's heart leaves us in no doubt about, however, is this: prodding around with dead kings is fun.
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Khrushchev said he would remove them “in due course,” but did he need some prodding by ratcheting up the blockade?
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And this was the man who was prodding me in the ribs in the grey dawn!
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Around them circle peasants, measuring them with the eye, prodding them with the finger, pulling them by the horns.
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And Bertie was stirring them up and prodding them in his cool, cynical way.
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Prodding his belly persistently, the vaquero followed him back, step by step.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
He went on prodding away with a serious countenance, evidently under the impression that he had me hard put to it.
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British Dictionary definitions for prodding (1 of 2)

prod

/ (prɒd) /

verb prods, prodding or prodded

to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object

(tr) to rouse or urge to action

noun

the act or an instance of prodding

a sharp or pointed object

a stimulus or reminder

Derived forms of prod

prodder, noun

Word Origin for prod

C16: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for prodding (2 of 2)

Prod

/ (prɒd) /

noun

derogatory, slang another word for Protestant

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prod

verb (used with object), prod·ded, prod·ding.

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for prodding (1 of 2)

verb prods, prodding or prodded

noun

Derived forms of prod

Word Origin for prod

British Dictionary definitions for prodding (2 of 2)

noun