prodded; prodding
2
: to poke or stir as if with a prod
: to urge someone on
prodder
noun
1
: a pointed instrument used to prod
2
: an incitement to act
needed a few prods to remember her lines
chiefly Ireland, often disparaging + offensive
Synonyms
Examples of prod in a Sentence
Verb
She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.
She was prodded into joining the team.
Noun (1)
She gave him a sharp prod in the back.
He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.
He needed a few prods to remember his lines.
She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.
Recent Examples on the Web
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Last month, Biden posted a video on X prodding Trump to debate him.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 June 2024
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
Otherwise peaceful bulls break bones, are hit with electric prods and die at rodeos.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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Verb
But Americans who are numb to, or apt to excuse, such behavior as nothing more than big talk should still wonder what Mr. Trump would do in the Oval Office as powerful constituencies prod him to take radical actions.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Last month, Biden posted a video on X prodding Trump to debate him.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 June 2024
Noun
Kendrick Lamar continues to prod at Drake amid what is widely considered a victory over his rap rival.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 June 2024
Otherwise peaceful bulls break bones, are hit with electric prods and die at rodeos.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prod. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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prod
1 of 2 verb
prodded; prodding
1
: to poke with something
2
: to stir a person or animal to action
kept prodding me to reveal the secret
prodder
noun
prod
2 of 2 noun1
: something used for prodding
2
: an act of prodding : a sharp urging or reminder
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