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goading

[ goh-ding ]

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noun

the act of pricking, prodding, driving, or inciting with or as if with a goad:
After a little goading from the crowd, he grabbed another habanero pepper and ate the whole darn thing.

adjective

pricking or prodding with or as if with a goad; driving or inciting:
It's precisely this unstable combination of insecurity and superiority that generates a goading need to prove oneself.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goading¹

First recorded in 1540–50; goad ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; goad ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

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We can expect some goading and taunting at the ceremonial way in this evening.

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YouTube footage shows him goading people into singing Reef's Put Your Hands Up, and taking selfies with fans during the encore.

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He said Ibbotson's gang were the aggressors and the teenager, whose violent history included wielding a meat cleaver in a street, was "goading" the smaller group to fight.

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But his attendance felt more like goading than a desire to celebrate American athletes.

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Blanchett: But your character’s been goading my character for such a long period.

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