prod
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
were prodding
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past progressiveof prod.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Either consciously or unconsciously, they were prodding the system in an uncomfortable direction.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
The source, who is familiar with the yuan rate-setting process, said monetary authorities were prodding banks to include the so-called counter-cyclical factor in their daily fixings for the tightly-managed exchange rate.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2022
Ginsburg, Kagan, and Breyer were prodding Ortega and Wall to admit the astonishing scope of their arguments.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019
Moira: It was as if slabs of wood were prodding at your lower back.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
Three boys who had somehow managed to crawl across the bridge were prodding about in the canals with bamboo poles.
From In the Claws of the German Eagle by Albert Rhys Williams
