Prodded

Synonyms for "prodded" (153 found)

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Closest matches (31)

goad jab nudge abet activate actuate annoy assault badger bear bear upon bearing boost buck bull bulldoze bump bump against bunt butt

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butt against carp at cavil come in contact cram crowd cue dig drive

Noun(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (46)

egg on elbow encourage excite exhort feel feel of finger flick flog force gad gadfly grope handle harass head hector henpeck hound

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hun hurtle hustle impel incentive incite induce inflame instigate irk irritate jam jog joggle jolt jostle lash manipulate motivate motive

Verb(3 words)

egg on incite jab

Noun(3 words)

goad goading hun

Related words (76)

move nag needle orangey orangie oxgoad palm palpate paw pester pile drive pique plague ply poke poke at press pressure prick probe

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Verb(6 words)

nudge poke poke at stab stog yank someone's chain

Noun(10 words)

orangey orangie proddie prodding proddy prottie protty spur spurring urging

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She prodded him to work harder.

Source: tatoeba (887339)

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

Source: tatoeba (5030561)

The farmer prodded cattle with a goad.

Source: tatoeba (12079184)

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