goad
IPA: gˈoʊd
noun
- A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- (figurative) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.
- A surname.
verb
- To prod with a goad.
- To encourage or stimulate.
- To incite or provoke.
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Examples of "goad" in Sentences
- He didn't quit goading the people.
- I'm tired of the goading and your games.
- We can still goad the butchers on from the fences.
- The exerpt that you cite here is abusive and goading.
- They are goaded on by entrenched gender discrimination.
- He goads them to clamor for Boris to accept the throne.
- He is being goaded in that direction by street protests.
- The outbreak of the war goaded La Pasionaria into frenzied activity.
- He decides to use the banana peel and goads the dancers to come back.
- At times, I am of the opinion that the Augustine school goaded him into heresy.
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